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APPE~DIX No. 3.

REPORTS O.X THE ARTILLERY, , c.

REPORT OF THE IX PEOTOH OF ARTILLERY ~\XD WARLIKE STORES.

To the Alljutnnt Geuernl of ) [ilitia, Canada.

C1T.ua:r., QuEnF.c, 31-.l December, I 76.

Sca,-I hn¥e the honour to report that during the pa,,t year I inspected the Artillerv Fort .. and nrmament of the '\"hole Dominiou, except tl10 Pro,;nce~ or .Mani· tobn and Britbh Col um bin. nnd tbo .. c bntteri~ not training at the time of my in,per­tion,which were -.ubscquently (in Ontnrio) in,,pected hy Lieut.-Colonel Irwin, Inspecto· of Artillery, wh o report I encJo .. e. Tho"e per ... onally in-.pected by me are as fo11ow-. :-

Ontario. Hamilton Field Battery Durham do Gannnoque do Toronto do Cobourg GniTi--on Battery St. Catheriue... do •

1Iontre:1l Field Jfattery She fiord do

Queber.

Quebec do

Kew Bnmmiel.. Xewc:i. .. tJc Held .Battery SL .John Garri on Batterie-., 1, '.?, ~ an l 10. Chatham Gan-i!<tOll B:ittcry.

.!Yoi:a Scc,tia. H lifox Fiold llattcry. I t and 2nd Bri6nde" Halifax Garrison Artillery Digby Gnmson Battery.

Prmce Ed1eard Island. Cbarlo te.town • To .... 1 and ~ Batteric.~ Gnrri ... on Artillery.

The ~ummcrs do and Geor6etown Bnttcrie .. h:n-in" no run dilled as inf:mlr\·. I did not inspect tl em. ::> - ' •

Corp reported as n t hn'\"ing drilled thi-. ye.'lr ·-

Quebec • .::,t. J hn Bn~tery Gnrri.son Artillery. .Iontr al Bngnde Gn1 n on Artillen·. Gros·c 1 le Batte y. ·

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PARADE •'tat' of Ba.tteri~s Inspected hy Lieutenant-Colonel T. B , l h. A., Inspector of Artillery.

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Hanulton ~wld &ttery ............ ..... l 11 3 414 4 59 I ii •I 2B I• ., I l l Toronto F,i.eld Hatter;) ..................... l 1212 ... !; 4 (>,; l ;4 28 • : : 1 11 ' •Sot returned. I?arham F1el,~ Battery .......... . ..... ..... l 13 414 ;; 4 5i ... i8 ~ 3 2 l l l Gananoqnc F 1cld ,Bat~ery .•.... :······· ... l 13 2 4 3 4 as I M 2ii 4 I •4 1 l

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1 ShetrorJ field Battery ................... l '3 '4 4 /414 34 I 55 " /1 19 / I I llonlreal Field Battery ............. ....... l 11 F 4 4 2 39 1 54 ;8 ., 8 - 1

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Col. Foster, commanding l;ri­gade1 was pre· rent, alro Jnje>c No. _ Ba do do •.... l 12 ••• 2 2 l 21 11 30

o. • tlery, Chatham ........••... 11 r·1··· I; ,. 4 29 l I 43

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PJ:Q\Tl.SC.E OF OST.Amo.

Jlamiltou Field Battery.

I in--pccted the lfomilton FioM lbttery. c0mm:mdcd hy C:aptain Smith, nrmecl with D-pr. m117.zlc-loading-r1tlC<I gun~. 'fho. ol~I :;rno~th-bor~ ammunition wagon.; hn I not been proporly fitted fo carry r111od pt'OJuct1lcs (tht:; _ha':! srnca, bcc1: <mlcre I to he rectified) nor hnd the nete ...... ary small :-tores ?cen i:-upphl'<l. Otlu.:crd. ~autller:y antl addle,, for tho ofHccr-..' ltor ... e:-. are also roqmrctl, n;; well :ls i;pur:-; for tho dnve .-~.

'rbe wnnt of the lnttor wn ... probably the reason why tho horsl':-; could 1_1ot bo kopt up to the collar in goinf; up a slCl'p a..,ccnt, and the gun ran uatk, ttra~gtng the h0!'l'ie~ with it.

Tho nb ... cnro of injury to men or hor"e" wa-.., in a great nwasm·e, due to the rearly nnd quiet manner in which tho order" of C;\ptai1 ~mi th wcro given antl obeyed. ~ho gun prnctico. carried out at tl1e Dunda,., .llar-..h, was Vt'ry gootl. The Battery hann~ nffiliateil with tho Dominion .\.rtillcry .h:.ociation, the following pri1.c~ were !.,mined:-

bt. Gunner Du!!gau. ~ncl. , crge:rnt Uottram. 3rd. Bombnrdie1· Ste,·eu ... 011.

4U . Corporal Bnrhor. ~th. s rgeant Feeble-..

Prize. ... wer .1,-.0 a.rnrded to Drh·er-.. George Britlgewood anti Jamel! "Wilson. The drill of the bntt.(lry wa · --tcudy and satisfactory; the carriages and harne~­

werc not clean, but the wc:ither in eamj) hail 11oen \er~- bad. and the gun practice and iTi...pection being all cuniect out 111 n single day, the men had but little time for dcnnin~ up.

I noticed thnt ... c,eral of the nut" of tLe clc\ating screw boxes broke off with the force of the re"oil. Spare li<1lt-. awl nub ..,Jioult.l be supplied to all Field Batteries with iron carria~c; . C:1pt . 'mi th is c\·itlcntly a good practita l officer, hut the efficiency of thi ... , n-. of other battcrie-., would incrcu ... u in proportion to the number . ., ::icnt through n Gunnc.ry .., hool.

D11rlwm Fielcl Batter!J.

Commandrnl by Captain Graham. The gun drill was ~ood. an in-tmctor from "A'' Ba.tte·ry havin~ been attached;

but I cnnnot ~peak fnvoumbly of anythin,::{ cbc in connection with this Ihttery. Judgin,.; from tho uncmcd fo1· condition of the prc-ent equipment, l cm1not re?Om· mend that rifted L.,'lln ... be i-.,,ucd tCI thi,, battery. unti I Lieut.-Coloncl I nvin thtnk" lit to recommend it.

l wa .. not able to upe1·intcn l the practice, a ... a groat ptrt of the ammtmiti?n had hccn fire~ otr bc:fo1·0 my nrrivnl, although l had intimated my <lc ... in: to :mpcnntend the practice.

Licnt.·Colonel Irwin icported the auw di--1·ega1·<l to hi,.. wishes J:tqt year-.

r:allll1w111e r'ield Batteru.

Commanded by ~fa· r ~L·wkcnzio. 'l'he drill of the ba~le1-y was teady and sati fa<•tory, hamc well tittc I and ill'

good order. though the ironwork wns not lml'lli hc..-1. Th· officer command!1~g thi battery, l ·in my opiniou, capable and eno~·~ctic.

He hold. n fii l-<'l~ cc1 htic:1tc from tho (.runno1·y St:lwol, l\i11g I.on. and ~nil ~iot pai;c him C'!f or 111 pur"o 111 keeping eflicicuL the !I p11u11de1· rnuulc-lo:ultnJ rifle

cqutpmcnt I hn\•o rec >mmcndcd to he i ued t<• him. . l fi~d that. no funnel for filling hell, crew.di ivcr:; 01· gimle~ l>orcrs h:ivo. h~cn 1 ned "·1th the mall to1·c to thi8 battery. Accident may ha pp ·u from pilling Joo e powder wlicn fur 1 els Ul'C not upplit'<.I.

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Fog~ a1~d.h:1 I Wt•:11hcc· imp1.'<lud the pt·acticc. J.y tho IJ 1mt111•111 .A rt1llc1·y ,A,; ... ol'iation :-

1-t. Lieu t. M itchl'll. 211d. S1•rgl·ant Tlt<Hn Jl"u11.

~rd. Bumlia1·dic1· L lr•r<l. ltl1. Bornb:u·dicl' Clixli\·.

5tlt. <'apfai11 1lolla1 .. 1. ·

Dl'i \'c:· A. J al;(,,.cm. " llicha1·cl Dowu.,ly.

Driven

rl'hu followin.; were aw.m:'lcd prizos

Torrmto Pif'/<l Battery. 'l'ol'onto Field Batt(•!'\·, <'0111ruarided liy ..\fajor G!'ey i~ one of wl · I l .. h .

n·a,on t<> he pl'Oud. ' i1c 1 tc n-. C\ ery Al the r·isk of' licirw t hon~ltl invidious, I consider it onlv ju ... tic. t t t L

a whole·, tlw tul'll out nnd d1·ill of this batten· n1>1,ear·ed tom~ . 11 ~ .<> ·" nl but lat, a · 'r·i· · 1·· 11 J> • ~ 1" 111 !J·l"'et t• tint of :lll\ '' t ltla •1e1 Jattc1TI ha,·c had the hono1·of1'n~1)cctt'nrr Th "'· . . ·• , . .,. c ''Ull p ractice wa:; 11ot ;~~ 1-{'o~d as ~ cxpcctc~l,. prnliaJ.}.r from the .mi:"calc:ulation of ran~;

I he folio\\ mg 001111111011 .ht ii lcr·.,- ~\. ..,soc1ation prize,, wcrc gained :-1. Sergeant ~1c:Ill'ic11. 2. (i111111cr I,innl. J. do lfaltorf. 4. .M:~jor G re.\·. 5. Sel'gcant D:tlc.

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do Lcnwi<·k.

Drh•ers.

O~k·c1·~· }1orsc appoint~1u.·nh :tl'l' r equired by this battery. Thl•\· dc ... crn· credit lot· thc11· othe1c11t band, wlttch, 110 doubt, contriLutes to the csprif-dP.-corp.

l'ubo1m1 (;arrison Battery. ('ornm:mdcd liy Captain l>umble.

• .... ·~he gnn dl'ill o_J" tl!t~ bnttct',\· ''·.a ... \"cl'y ~uod. :l!-> :ll~o the !!Un pr:ieticc, thou!!h .u i ic'.l o.n fron~ m1 111d1tlercnt plat"lor111. The follnwi11!! gained Domiuiou Arlillen"'"

i\ -or·1at10n p1·1zc-. :- •

1. Ilom lianlit•r Pm ti. 2. Uo1·p<11·al J>:u· ... nus. :1. f-it'l'h<'a11L E l~(·t11til•c.

. ('apt:t~ll Dn111l 1lc l'l'J"' 1-. t.n oral.I,\' or the A ... ~i,..tant nunncr\' In-.trul'lor M'llt him lr11111 the hin~-.f<in (;unnt•1·y, 't hnol. It wou ld be. in mv opinio;1.dc-.i1able to erl'l'l an oarlh '~ o1·k h:ttlL•t·3· 011 t hl' Wl'-.1 sidl' oft hl• llarbor at \\\1Jk1·\ Point. \\'lll'l'l' there j.., a vcr,r f:tnll'al1l c s it('. ('aptni11 Duml 1le !icing pt·ofossionallr :111 En!!i1tcc1-. he (•mtlcl, l h?vc '"' donbt , l':t1·1·y out t hl' eou ... t n1l'tiou, whid1 would i,l; 1-{llOd practice a ... a ti rill for Jn nw11, and 1tct•d l1L' lrnt litlle l'Xpensc lwyund platforn1s :

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111d "ahio11 ... if pcrmb ... wn Wl'n· gil·c11 to u~o t ltt' .-it(' tllltil n•1p1ircd !(;1 othL'I' JHll'JlO'l'~ . ~ '

St Gittlt riw·~ Bctltiry Garrison .lrtillery. . . C'o111111n11tl1·d It,· f; ·u •. :-;L'C. '!'hi-< h:itktT wns uot drilli11~ nt IJ1c time of m~

vi it. l111t I i11 pnclt: I 1l1u gu11 ... :111 I c iuip111t•11t:,, whid1 I fonnd 111 ~ood Ol'dl'r. • . .There :tl'c I'' o 1 po1rndt•1· gun ... of position for wliidt har11c ... )'\ is required; t11ey •llC I~~ :l >l(r:1t11g1•tiutlJ.\ illl(>Ol'tllltl (ocnlit.\".

1 !1er1• ts no 111ngazi1tt', l111t t>lle ha-< ht'C11 ('"ti11wtcll for at a co"l of $1'.?:i, L1Put.-('11lo11cl ln.i u will l'l'J'Ol't fnlh· on thi~ batten·.

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PROYLiCE OF <~UEBEC.

JI ntrcal P,'eld Battery.

Commnn led by J~icut.-Col. ~tc\Cll n. 'fhe m n '~ere, u u,unl, cle:m, ,oJdicrlikc n11 I steady at drill. The h lrnc-' nnd e tnipment in "'ood order. 1 he ~un wore plendidly hor,ccl. but the nllow:rnc" of' I lank ammunition j,.. not

.euo t!!h to ,t<. n Jy tllC'm :m I the • • o .... 1 had ... ome littl <liilkul ty in 111oum in~ quickly. Con,· I 1 in.! their ~unnery knowlcd,.,e, which i ... ab<w' U\'Cl'n!!C. (n ~n.l n y

non-commi"ione l oflfre1 and men hn,·in!! b •en th1·011gh the Branc.h t ;unuc T • tc I at M 1 tJNI I \\a di ... nppointe l '~ith the rc,ult of the gun pt'!wticc; l>ut t , I belie' l', the fir-t tirne tho men l1n\"e bnd to judge the otlcct •>f thcii· own tire, and <'orre ·t their nim . ·c rdin;ly. Thi ... rule of tho Dommion Artill c1',\' .\ ,..,ociation doc.-11ot .!I\ c : ,., ,ho\\ y re,.,uJt ... n- the old plan of ,jgnnllin~ the effect of fir• from the mn~ p.'lrty; bnt a ... the enemy b not u ... unlly found ,o obli[!in ' a-. to perform thi ... en-i e, it i, n c--nry to acctHom Artillery to thcprnctice of judgi11~ for them ... elw-.

The wnnt f , ii altern om· r, i-. a '"riou, dr:iwback to thi battery, which I h:we h!ld t n t'c f r "Om year, pa-t. A"i,fant r.nnnery In t111<>to1· Lyndon wa-. ent from the Qu l;unncry ~ ·hool to :l·"i"t in the trnining. 'l'hc follo1>in:::-

Dominio 1 A1 tillery .\. "OC'iation }'l iz~ We I'(' !!:ti11 N.l :-

1. :->er .!C: nt J no. Wif,011. '.?. l1UllUCr J. :-;mith. 3. tlo .\. Hastin~'· -l. 't .!cn11t Hu!!b :\k lnto .. h. • 1. ..,orpoml J 110. ~far.,h.

1. Drinr Robert Smith. 2. <lo John Mill . 3. do Diwid . mith. 4. do Olin?r Clement.

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Th. d fi ··en i ... in the equipment of thi, I nttcry were ubmitt?<1 with the ]> I n~ .. of n Board la t ye. r, to which may be added a tru111pct which ha., been ~l ye:irs in u~. n d rcqn'rc,. to b replaced. A trumpeter wa:i ent from the Que! Gunn ry" hool.

• 'hRjford P:el<l Battery.

Co~m nde<l by Major Amyrauld. Thi ... batt ry drilled well I ul there were a number of rct"r 1it' who e ,10\·culy

e:in:i .!Cd t • I fr rn the appearance of the b::mery, which i, really 'cry effi ient, h. \" ng a "teat number of non-cornmi ionc<l officers who ha\"e qualified at the Qncl et Gnnnen· · ·hool.

Thci.r . mooth-.bore g.un practice was excellent; the highe--L "mooth-bore .. c~re in the l>?m.rn1on, wl~1 h gam t r th ·m the medal pre-.entcd to the Dominion .\rullcry

c at n by H Excellcne,· th Go\ 01 no1 General for moo h-boro field !!Un pra ti e The coi '~ere . • follow :- '

J. Dom °{}ier C 1rti :--a\"age, Winn r of 11 i 'Excellency's Medal. 9 do IL • •rnngc. 3. Gnnn r n. _ · eil. 4. ~ ~mt W. _ • cil. 5. do W. Kay.

Dri\ e1 Gra,·. o Joh"n on.

Bu th.

• ~i;;gj t.'l~t Gunnery In tructor ~y111l.on, .<luelicc Cunnery School, al o i tcd in tr:u111!1g tl~1 battery. ~he defic1enc10 m the oquipment of thi bnuory wore 11nb1111ttod rn t~o proccedm"" of a Board, sent tA) Head <luarters on the 1 lth

cptcmhcr, l 7(j,

Quebec Field Battery.

. Cornm:tnde<l by l!ri~~dc :Major Licut.-Colonel La~Jonta~1c, in the absence of .:)1:t,1or ~aby, ~n leave 111 Bm·ope. ~one .of' the officer:; of this B:ittery were prc:;ent :1t. my nbpe~·hon, an<l none utt~ndcd this year'· training ext"cpt Captain Crawford Lmd-.a.y. 'lhc Battery WU!i trained by Captain Duchcsnay, and .\.J .,j,tant Gunnery ln-.tructor Howard, of the Quebec Gunnery School under thl} command of tho JMgadc .Major, who formerly helongcd. to the Artiller/

Thou~h the re..,ults ~v?1:e .... ~.far :-atisfa<·tory, that tho gun practice wa~ 5Upcrior to any n. pr. ~f. L. R. }l1ht1a hold ~h~tcry in the Dominion, among t tho-e whl) complied with tho rule-. of the A:,.,oc1at1on. The core bcinc; as follow~ :--Total, 1"2.

1. Sergeant Ilamel, Winner of llio Excellency',, )fcdnl.. . ....... 4G 2. <lo Rancourt. ...................................................... 42 3. C:unner T. Theophile .................................................... 42 4. Corporal llionney . . ............ . .... . ............................ ....... .. 37 5. Gunner Bertrand ........................................................ 26

DriYer Jacques Trudel. Corporal Jo:-h Petitdure .

do II. Bordeleau. Dri\"er T. Charland.

Drii:ers.

I consider it mol'it unde:;irablc that the ab-.ence of the officers houlrl necc-.,itate the training of the battery by officer:. who do not belong to it. .lfojor Baby and Lieut. DeLcry have ne\·er l>efore been ab-1ent from training, and had leave on this occ:i....ion, I believe; but Li eut. Gauthier h!l.-. not attended trninin!! for the !!l.. ... t three year-.. I --honld think that it would be advi.;able that he -.houlcl be called upon to re .. ign in fa\•or of an officer who would have more lei ... urc to attond to hi' duty.

l hnve not been able to obtnin the [i,t of deficieueic.'- in the equi11ment of thi3 battery, which were forwarded to the Brigade fojor who, a, I before remarked. eem ... to have a. .. umed command of thb battery, which j ... not, l think, a de::;irable

arrangement.

Quebec Garrison Artillery.

r re1rrct to report tlrnt, with the exception of "B ,. Battery, there i::, no Gan-i-·OD Artillery in tbii; i rnportant furtrl}-.-.. I hn\"e hn l -.e\"eral application, fromgcntlomen who arc :mxiou" to rai-.u l>atterie at Quebec and J,e\"i , and the Deputy Adjuumt General of tho Di .. trict concm· .. with mo in the opinion that tl1cre would he no difficulty in rai ing throe or four battoric .. of Militia Garri ... on Artillery, if permi ,.,jon were granted.

There :ire ob\"iou facilities for their in truction, in connection with the Gunnery hool, on the pot.

Gaspi Garrison Batter9.

Commanded by .Major Sloll:i. A. perc;onnl accident prc\"cntcd my in pcr.tion of this &ttcry. .

Captain Dnchcsnny, Quebec Gunnery School, nctcd a;> Range. Officer at. th~1r ~an prnctice, upon which ho report.-. fnvourably, nnd the Br1gndo 6JOr of the D1 trict m::i-pcetcd thorn. _ .

By order of tho M.njor General Commnnding, t:wo 24-pr .. ~un on iron c~m ' ere nt from Quebec, and were mounted in n 01uible posiuon, commandm0 tho

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<mtrancc of th h:n hour. 'I'ho work wn-. done and th(• platform lnid i,,. the untt, . '"'ith tJ10 n "i'_t~lllll of Mt -.\or liunnor Donnld-..on, n. . \ .who wns "Clll ill~ cltnr.re •l~:r' gun-., nm11111111tton 1111 I -.tore.-.. ti 1e

Thi-. lmttery j,, L."l<lly in w:111t of officer-.. ~fajn :-;1) 1" hiuhcll' hci1w the 011 1,· I } I ti I •t• b • • n llllC io lO ~ ... n r-.t c· :1' .' ee1·t1 1ente, nt 1:- generally ah,;c1 t i11 Eurl1po d111·i11g tho ":inter' .and n11ght :it :my 111110 learn tho country. '

... YacC(t;)tle Field /Jattery.

C'.ommnndcd by Major R. B. l 'all. The drill of thi~ battery wa~ rcm!ll'kaiJly tciu~y. :rncl ~orrc ·t. 'Uieir gnn prnetice \v:t-- aJ...1> very ciOod. 'l'hc following

Domunon .\.rt1llery .\.,, ... ocintion prize-.. were awn .ded. 1. Gunner J. Mnthe ... on. :!. Bombardier .T. I:U...-.ell. :J. do .J. Du fl\·. 4. do J. ~Inrrny. ;J. Ser,:;ermt 0. E. Fi-.};.

Drinr .fame-. Dick-.on. do Frank Wall-.. Jo l>:wiJ .Tim.line. clo "-illiam Taylor.

The cnrria~e have hecn kc t · o<l I J • . . . . P m go Ol't er. mt the 11arne ·s rcq1111·c,, petty 1 ~l1•1b ", 1~. °b"" q uc·~tco of· thoro boi11~ uo colla1 -maker. I would recommend that t~ ./ttCJ~ c. 11PJ1hed with muzzle Joarlin,, rifle Gun .. ,,fwhich there arc none in the ·thi"Oriu~'h1 e th roQ\"m~ "· , Mnjor Call ha.... ent" ... c\·eu non-~mmi:, ... ionc<l offi<'or:- and men

e ucuec (rum1er~-·~c} l · · . . cfii ·ic~cy of thi } nttCJT. " •' lOO •tnC0 my 111-.pecbon, who WJJl1 } tru-.t, atfd to the

But a drill h I i · m l · h.1 • dunner the eoni ... 1 •. dule 1 ~eqmr\lU to enable men to keep up then· knowlcdi.:a

"' p:ir.itn o J 1 c \\•mter month-. Tho ground ha bcen 11,..,~ t l " · . .

be d 'f ·~Cu cc n a 1roe •rift by the County but will i•roliahly r<:.?umet: ' nr, llCcl i built. ~ • ' ...,crgcant HuO'J1c late Hoyal \ t•ll . e<l . .

0-car l'rc\·o t "j~ • B t .1 r 1 or.r, a-. .. i-.t m trai11ing tlii!'I battery, Captmu , a tcry, acted na Hauge Officer.

lVoodstocl: l ·Ye'lrJ Battay.

I w. nn~hlc to in pect thi1:1 battery owing my I'' •ence m Ontario. • to --i1 ·tltancoua in poction rec1uiri11g

It wa im•p cd I • T. t C I reports i:cr • fn\ 0 11 >~ •10.u... o on el • faun ell, D.A.<; ., of tho Ui trir.t, "ho Quebec Gu~ncr\· hole! 0f its efhcicnc.r. • 'crgc:rnt Jack on of thi col'p attended the

" oo 1or n hort course.

:\·ew Brull$1Cfc/, Brigade of aarr·son Artillery. Command I I~· 1..ticuL-Coloncl J.'o tor.

.No. 1. lfattj'ry Cn11tain l\nne. .) d ;:;· 0 do J. A. Hing. ..... ~o do '\V. Cun&nl.

IO. 0 do A. J. Arm trong.

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The g1111 <lr·ill a111l practit-e of the lJl'igudc wa .. \'Cry good. .\nd I ~tm of oyinio11 tliaL with the oxc·ppt1011 of the men of tlie two c;ulllll•ry ."choo),.. who prnctic·al y :iro rll"tdar i;oldi1•1·s, lhl' .New H1·1u1 wic·k ({ani,,on .Ar:.illen· i:,; nn ~r~a scd :1rnon" tho c I hn~·c :-ccn iu tho Dominiou. I ha,·c le'" hcsi~1tio11 ·in pnying thi ttibntc

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\o their ctliciency, bcc•;ui-;c I c·an <'laim no JHU't of the credit of thci1· in u·u1;tion which rnu..;,t bo •r iven to my late a«sistm1t, LieuL.-Colonel Darrel J:wo, late Hon1I A

1rtillen· untl

.., · '' I I I' I I f' ~ • • 1 to L1enl.·vO one '<istcr, w 10 t:ts or many yea1·:-1 rommnndod them and Iabourc..-1 for tl.icir efficiency, 110 <lou ht a ... l'li:-te<I uy the Comrnan1ling Officers of Battcrie,., and by hi:; A<ljutunt, .Majo1· Uiulcrhill, who htl.l> a fi1·st <'lass cortificate from tho Kingston Gunnery ,l::chool.

~f:~jo1· Cnr1·u·cl's, Xo. :~ Baltcry, wa'< not draw11 fo1· 1ll'ill thi,i year, hut they pcrforrnod thci1· duties without pay, which marks the esprit that oxisb in the ~·cw lfrun1mick Al'lillery.

Clwthi.un Grurison. Battery.

Commamlecl hy )fajor Uillesp1e. Thiti battery is among those which ham availed them ... ch·c'< of the pri,·ilego of

sending non-commissioned officer;;; gunners to the Quebec Gunnery School. Illne"" prevented my superintcndance of the ~un practice of thb battery. Lieut.­

Colonel )faunsell, Deputy £\.<ljutant General, ns~i~ted by Captain Prevo,.t, .A.djut.'lnt Quebec· School of Gunnery, <lid so in my behalf, and report fayourably. The following Dominion Artillery Association prize!3 were awarded:-

1 Sergeant W. Johnson. 2 , 'orgoant .May. 3 Gnnncr P ullen.

.A Board of Suney was held upon the Jo,;s of a gun cnl'l'iage l·y fire. The procco<l­ingi; were sent to hcndquartm· ....

I concur with tho Deputy Atljutant GcnC!·al of tho ])j .... trict in the .de-.it·:il1ility of' throwing up an o:u·thwork for the pl'Otedion of thu hal'IX>111· on the "lt.c "elected by him and fJicnt.-Uolonol I>arrel Jago, A.;,,;i:,tant rn .. pector of .\.rtillcry.

PRO"n:XCE OF XOY'A SCOTIA.

H1zbfa."C Field Battery.

Comrn:i.ndcd Ji.r )fojor Graham, who w:i:-1 no.t present at my in'<pection. wh.ich consi-.to<l only of' ~1m prnctfre, for which ncit.he1· tur.o.-; nor l!ur,.ter-. hnd l>eer~ supph?<l. Tho order of' t hl' Ma jor-Gencral Comm:rndrn~, for hattcrn"• to keep theu- :-orncc amm11nitio11 in thci1· o~rn chnrge, will olwiatc this in future.

The prat:tice wa~ n:ry good, as might be oxpcdcd fr1>m the accuracy of the guns mul tl10 intolligc11co ot' the men.

Tl..ic following prizes were gained:-

1 Sergeant .McLeod, Ili~ Excellency',, )fodal for 6·pr. B.T.1.R Gun-.. 2 U111111or Lathcrnc. :{ llunnor Gro-.Jdll . 4 I; unncr 'raylor . ;, n1111ncr ::>. ~'foodie.

This hat~ry hns cvernl additional prize prc ... ontod by friend:-.

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Drir r' I'ri: . D1i' \:I' hn-. Frai .

J c:urnot r('port on tho drill or thi .... l>attcry1 :t-. I did not sco them drilling, ow'in~ t(1 the ah-enco or -..omo of' tho men nt the Provincial "rnnlt :1r11h mat<-h. -

J insr ccted tho ... tore-. j thl.i le kcr is Yer~· l"OITCctl.r kept uy Lieut. Imlah. The li ... t oi" dcti"icncic. ... will he found under the head of arm:unc11 t.

llalifa. Garri:iOll Artiller!J,-Fint an<l ~1 -ncl Hriya i1s.

Uommandod rc-..pcctin•l.'· hy Lieuten:mt-C0loncl )Iitchcll nn l Lioutonant-Colonel ~[:u phe1 -..on.

I cannot report on thoir cflicie11liy. :b l had no sufli.cient oppo1·tu11ity of seeing them at their le .. .dtimnte weapon.

Ir only l:! dny ... ' drill j., allowed for (;nrri-.on }i.rtilkl'y, and the lat'~er proportion of thnt time i ... tnken for infantry in ... truetion, it i .... quite impos-.iblc to attain otlkiency in either brunch. Thi-, i-. the moro to be ro~rutkd, con-.i1lcrin~ tho nnturo of tluti~ they mny be called upon to perform nt Hnlifax a-; auxilliarie-, tt> tho n >yal Artillery.

Tho ~un ... reported upon by my Into tl-<si,tant. Lieut.-Colonel D. Ja~o. as lun·ing been left two ,Yl.ifll~ di ... 1 1 · oo, hnve been mounted through the kin<lnoss of the Lieut.­Gener I ..,nmmnndin0 , " .0 Grady Hnly. and tho Offitcr Uomrn:uulinti Royal Artillery, Col. El~ec.

I '\ ould re-..pectfully ... ubmit, for the con-.itleration of the lfojor-Gcncral Command· in~1whcther it woul l not be afri-.nblc to rcque-..t permis .... ion to han! the lfarrison Militia Artillery at lfalifax tolcl off to the vnriou,.. fort .... with a Yiew to their instruction with the wenj>on-.. they would be calle<l upon to 1i-..c in ca,.,c of cmergencT; the ~un practice bcin~, however, :b a matter of economy. c:arriP.d ou only from tho'[~ ritlcJ guns and mootb-bore armament, which were pr ocnl'Cd free of c:o::-t, from tho Imperial Gov·

crnment. by the Licut.-Gencral Commanding.

lJigb:; Uarrison Battery.

Co?lm:mded by C:.iptain J. Daley. Thu battery '~n-.. not dnrn·!1 for trai11i1w thi,.. year. I in ... pcctcd the :m?ament

a~d found the car11.a,;c_ UIM'rnceable from ngc ; new one,., :u c bci 11~ .. 11 pphe<l .. .A. l"b!?ht earthwork wrth iron I and gabion would complete thb battery in nn i11cxpe~•1\e and durable m.:mncr. J .. mall powder ma•ra;~inc in a :-afo loc:alitv j,, al ... o req111red. The Cnptain ha con tl'Uc~e<l (but ha ... not)·ct 1 'believe recei\"cd th1

e allowance _for) a tor? for -m~ll arm , '\ b1ch r found iu ~ood order-5~ rifle ... , except :i, the "pnng; of which require renewal. l would recommend their bcinir sent to the 'torekooper at Halifax for repair. 0

In concludin<• u~y remark on the :\rtillery of ~orn Scotia, I be!{ to st.-i~e that t~e absence or Arbller~ In truct-0r ... i, ,·cry apparent.. 'V'i th tho oxcept~on of L,eut. Imlah, who obtained a first-class certificate with "rcat credit to l11m-olf, no oflfoer ~ non-eommi ioned officer or gunner from ~.,. O\'a 7·cotia ha attcntlod the Gunnery ·~chool.

_Though ~he Adjutants of the l t and 2nd Brigade:) of Artillery arc no doubt, \:cry cffieicnt, hnnng both formerly. erred in the Royal Artillery, they nre not ,..11fli~1ent of them cl~cs to meet tho r~u1rcmcnts of a '""hole Province, who e artillery olfic~i:s at pr ent m. tructed only m the Infantry School at lialifax obtnin infuntry certin· ca~ for art1llory promoti~n! ndded to which, the prcP.?ndc:·::mcc given to in~antry ~nil at t~~ hoi;t an.nun) tr:umn9 of l~ •lay :-cnder:o artillery efficiency impracucable rn ~.Manti.me I rovmce where 1t i perhaps most nccc ary, an I I should suppoc:e easily obtamablc from the presence of tho P.oyal Artillery if from no other ourcc.

('lt11rfottetozrn Battcri~ r.f Garrisrm Artillrry.

No. l lhlt< I'}' c:omrn:mdoJ l1y .\lajor Pollarcl. So. ~ do do .\Iorrb.

The pJiy ... iq uc ant.I appearance of the men i" good, hut mean llf in tru<'tion arn limited, only one oflico1', Lieut. In·in~, ha\'ing pa~scd th1·ough the Gnnucl'y Scho ii. They Juwc 110 skid,, or mean~ of learning ~hif'ting 01·dnance. 'fhc ... t,:u11ling gun drill and practic·c \\'ith 1.i pounder field gnn-. (for whic:h c:alibrn onl.r am1111111ition ha•l bceu sanctioned), was ve1·y ~ood. 'l'hc curriaqe,.,oftho G pounder Field lhtlc1-y nrcin good order, a111l could lm c:onvcrte1l to c:arry the G cwt. !l-pr. mu1..r,le-loadin,; ritloil _gun if it was thou~ht advi:<ablc to com·el't one of thc ... c hattcric-. into a Field Battery, which Colonel the Hon. Ifamil 011 Grey, D .• \J: ., informs mo tho offic•c1 .. are anxion ... to clo, :b thero wonl11110 no cl ifficu I ty in procuring hor~cs and dri\'cr .... from the rurnl populntion. Such a battery could be readily moved to any part of tho coa~t to rc-..i ta Lo tile disembarkation.

The mall arm and r.omp"ny drill of thc,;e Latteric:; wa:; good. I in pccted the 1·ifles, ac·cout1·cmonts, and uniforms, which were in good order, but 110 chc\Ton~ hnd been supplied for the non-conuni,,,..ion officer,,. . . .

The gun-. in the battery at Government Hou,,e Pomt arc ... ernceable, I t re.1mrc facquering. the carriages painting and petty rep'.lir!'I. Lieut. l 1Ting a I Ser ,.!Cnnt Cartmill, l11to H. A., acted a::; Instructors to the"e batteries.

Georgetown Battery~uf Garrison Artillery.

Commanded by Capt. Owen. This battery was not training during my visit to Prince 'Edward J-.,lan<l.

Summerside Battery of Garri.on .Artilkry.

ComrnanileJ oy Capt. Price, who is at prc,..ent uuder~oin!? a cour-..e of in truction :1l the Quebec Gunnery . <:hool. I did not delay to in .... poet th"' IJat.tery, n tbcy hn'\'o no gun ... , and canic<i ou: their trainin~ only as ir~fontr~-. . .

It would be advi,able to ... upply a l'Ouplo of garrison gun ... , _for '""h.1c~1 nn mex­pensiYe 011rthwork couhl be thrown up by thCI men thern,..ch·c.., dnrmg trnnnn~.

There i ... a goo<l th·ill-,..hc I, and the men were anxiou,, to cnrr.'· out ,.o!nntnry unpnid drill during the winter evening-., bn~:m~hority ~or thcexpc:n-..c ofhC!ltt~gand lighting wn'l rcquii·cd. Evening drill .. oftJ11 ... krnd arc, in my opuuon, the onl3 prac­tical method of OOt.'\iniog efficient \"Olnntecr art1Jlel'_\'.

I would recommend that two 2 ! pr. 01· :J~ pr. guns and carriage-. be --cnt to thi b:ittcry.

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t IELD ARTILLE UY.

'fhc l111itia <"tinrnt , h:" ing been re. lucc l in the pa ... t yC!u·, it w. ~ <"OnsiJeieJ ah i'nlilc to di mini h tho oxpcmliturc by 11ot ho1·-.ing the wag•H1-., which nre no 1011 ,,er allowed to m1111<Xu\·re with troop,- in .Eul't)pe. :>

For tho next year I would rccommcn l the follow"ing p1·opo1·tion of hor-c~ a~ the Jca' t that would bu co1J1mc1i--m·atc with due ctHcicncy :-

Horses.

C'<nnb:ttnnt omcc1·-... .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 4 :-.ur!!COil..... .. .. .. . .. .. .. . ... . .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 1 \' eterinary ::iurgeon...... .. ... .. ... .. .. . . . 1 Cr!!eant ) fnjor.. ... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . I

. \ ctin.! <l1rnrtcr-~[n-.ter 't•rgcnnt.. . .. . . 1 X. . Officer-. in chni.,•o of 1run,,..... . . 4 Trumpeter ............... . .. ~.... .... .. . . I 4 gun ... , G ho1 ... e each .. ... ....... . ... ...... ~4

Lead " . ... . . 4 not re:p1ired, M n.l"o the Quarter pare wheel, hor,e. ... e1ch.. . . .. ... . .. . . :! } )fay be utilized for rirlin!.{ <lrill when

Cnrt for nrtificer,' tool che,·tri. ,\:~·:::: 2 .lla,.,ter ':l~rgeant'e aIHl Tl'llmpeter\.

Tot.'11....... ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 horse,-.

1:f' the batt~ry lta ... to march, tran-.port for tents and extra ammu11ition could b11 upphed ru for mfantry, or the ammunition wagons hor:-;ed for tho day or day~ of

march. The estabJi ... hmont of i O 11on-commissoned officer:-;, gunner:-. and d1'ive1·s should be

mploycd a. ... follow-. .-

..; r ..."eaut Jfnjor ....... .. ... . ... .. ............ . .. ........... . . ... .. .. ...... . Actin.! (~u lrler-lf1Her er"eant ... . . .. .. . . ... . ................... . Pay and Orderly Hoom Clerk ..... .. .. ....• . ·- ··· · ······· ........... . ~on-C?ommi 'ioocd Olliccr::s in c:hargo of Gnn:s .. .. ... ..... . . .. ....... .

1 1 1 4 1 ·r,?u!::pcta~~rclorly .... .......... .... . ... ..... ..... .. .. .. . ... ..... . ... . . ... ... .

······ · ··•••·· ·····•··········· · ······· ······· ········· · · .. . ....... 2 rndd!cr ·····•· ······ · ··· ··· ········ · · ····· ······· · · · · ·· ·· ·· · · ··· ······ ......... 1 Url'JCr......... ..... ..•.. ..... .. . . . l

G ············ · · ··· ·· · · ·· · · ·· ········· ... .... . f ·oo'km ~'!t;1Ce11~sm_,cfncst .... e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 v ~ ~l • ••••• ••••• • • • •••••••• •• • • ••••• • • • • • • • • • •••••••••••• • ••• 2

Total .• : on-Com mi ioncd Otficcr') and Gunner:'! .... .. ... . .. .. . ....... 46 Dri~;ers Gun ......... . ... . .. .. ... ... ....... . ... . .. ........ .... ··· · · ·· · -··· · ···· 12 'l' I 1,a~·l' ..•............ ........ ............ ... .. .... . ... '.... .. . . . . .. . . .• 6

o c can Jfficer horse and appointmen~. .... .. . . . .. .. ... . .. ...... .. G

Total Drivers. Total Gu n · ·••····· ·· ······ · ····•····· ·· ······· · ··········· ··· ·······•· · 2 1

n crs ......•. ·······-···· · ··· ·· ··· ........... . . ... . ...... . ......... 46

Spire men for Guard , Stable Pickets, Gasualtic , &c ... ... ......... lo Total Xon-Commi ... ioncd Officer , Gunners and Driver . . .. •. ... iO

h Thodm}cn mounted on the off horses bould be omplo"·c<l to clcnn their riding re nn an.e . J

Dn 0f~b~li~r ~~all the opiniou expro. ... cd by L-icut, Colonel Irwin, and rcJ~rd ... the Y orge trow rs for mounted moo, antl would recommend tJ1c i ue of

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elotkhl tt1·ow 01s1m11dbl11~ck lcathcr1,-?ait~r to 1~1011 of Fiolrl Batterie, with which the

lmc: c1 i;1~111· _C'011 ~e \\om. .·11e 1 ,.,ue ol l1111g boot for a few dny training hn obno1! nbJ<Wtw11 '.~mte1·i; taken rnlo ~tore at tl11• 01HI of tho trainiug \Hmlrl ln..,t for :i Jong l111w, 'H111ld fit a~1y m:~u! ('<mid ~e w<m.1 with ahno:-it uny dl'scription of boot or i,hoc, allll would ~<>n1h111c <·fl_H·ic1~cy \~·1th umformity c,f appcnrance at tho lea t co ... t, ._1iou!1} tltr~ liattcr1?" uc rcquu·~d rn w111tcr a fur 5·ap or lntbhy would boa nccc ... ._ity.

I he tssuo of _sol.t :-oap for ltu1·11ei;:; c:lca11lllg would he found an cco110111 il'al t•xpt·11d1l11n•, :d"o or! for the guns, screws, and iron wm·k.

'l'hc otlice1·::; <·0111ma11diug Latlcrics complai n, I tlti1tk with aorno -.!tow of n·:holl 01 the ncm·allowaneu for . .;lutionory, which 1:; giYc11 111 oftic-ct'S commanding corps 1Jf othc: arms.

A -,light i11crl'ai:;c of pay might adrnntagcon,ly 1.c all11wc<I for an enrolled farrier nntl ~a<ldlc1·.

The "en·ice ammunition has been ordered to be kept by tho l1atterie thcm,ch·~, J wouhl rel·omrnend 110 rounds of it to be u~cd annually for prnclice ... o ns alway t~ expend what ha" been longe:-t in their cli:u·ge. · ' •

:W Gompl'tito1·-.;; roum.b each { ;~ chommon1

!>hell. :. " rapnc.

10 ro1111<J, frw td:d ~hob an<l ini:;truction 1 tJO round blank for drill purpo,-es, as abo to ..,toady the hor-.c:..

There arc no Artillery Corps in )lilitary District. N'o. G. In hb anuaal report" tho Deputy ~\.djutant (;eueral of the Dii:;trict offer::; to raise corp~.

11ARRISO~ ARTILLERY.

1;:uTi on .Artillery are a u"cful an<l economic·al force, which :ll'e available on emergency a . .; i11fant1',Y or artillery. Under prc~ent arrangement (with few exception..,) th<1y eoulrl ~earccly be con,.,itlercd efficiunt in cithc1· cupa<'ity. 'fhe Canadian Artillery arc superior in physi11ue and in that praclil':d intcllig•ncc peculiar to tho }Jeople of a partially settlc<l c:ouut1-y, but are infol'im· to tlte Yoluul-Oer .\rtillcry of Great 131itnin1 I ocnu o the hiller haYe cYcry facility fo1 d1·ill in tho o>cninrr.... Drill sheds c.xi t m mo t localitic" in Cauada. !tut the oxpe11,c of lighting :mt.I he:itin!{ i .. often a I ar to tlH'ir I cin~ utilized }Jilitia Garrison .\rtillcry rcqmre al o the \"cry inexpensh c matu1 iab of :-kid.., an l rope, for .... Juftin!! drill. They have a grcnt ad\'nntage O\·er the infantry from tho fact, that the mu,,ler of n whole company or battery i uot require·!, but :l sin~le rnluntary gnn ''l11:td in their 01 linary civil~an clothe ... , under an intelligent in .... tructor, with a <1uar~cr of an h?ur' lect~rc a.ttcr drill, can :wqui1 e a grc. t deal; while the Yarit.'<I chm·w.:tcr of Art11lcry drill i • 11ly nu incitement to \Oluutcc1·, who. when confined to a h:uil and 1: ><t l"y::.tcm of JO or 12 <lay' drill ha\ c ,., n uch to lear11 thnt thcY acquin• 11othi11~ pcrfc ·tly, nn l ..;e all interc ... t in

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a ('0'1'"• tlae mcmhcr:- ofwhic:h uftcr 12day:-' d1·ill :uo pn_icticallydi ?:tnded for 12 month". 'l'his ll•.ttb to inec-.,.,ant change" all<l a large proporttou of recruit-., tlw better clnss 11f whom ohjoct to the half worn l.'lothiug of their pre lc<'C""oi '·

'I'he l>v111i11ion Ai·ti'ill'ry J\ ... sociation ha-. already worked g1<'at _i1111~ • 'ome11t, .:md 111111 irlncl to se<' tlint lJiout.-( 'nloncl Irwin notieo,:i tl1t• :-a me j but 1t '\ 111 ho, I th111k. a Jvi,:~lo to i11<:t<':t c the muount ol practice a1111111111itio11 from ·10 to 5,; roun<l, for (,ani.on Batterio:;.

IO Competitor~ :; round' each. 1 common -.hell, }

B ... oli<.l ... hot,

I :-hrnpnol.

F'ivo 1ound fi . trinl .,Jiot-. nrnl in ... truction. F1fty-th·o roun I l_la!1k wo~ld only given nlut-O Her Majesty' nirtlt.lny nncl Ihminio11 l>ay,. \\ h1d1 1t i~ :1 IHs::tl le to eclebmt ., I :n 11 • fow round:s for r cruit in-.tructiou. l;.1rr1 01~ Th tum'" houltl al. be gi\'Cll faC'ilit1t: tor throwing up nn Nlrthwo~k IO C~J\"Cr then· gun 3!1fl~ t~ reru~ th c t cxi t. ~'he i "no of n few iron band-. tor gnb1011-. would _be ri mo o~1l ~}' the Plll b e of I nd would be imnccc.:;-.n1y n ites almo t nlwnJ ox1i;t '~ere p~ m1 ion

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::-====.: would oo granted to throw up -..uch en-..ily ohlitcrntcd work,,, "hich ini"ht on emergency prO\'C n Ynlnablo JH'Oh'ction to a ,,mall hnrhou t'. Cheap drill books i•sued froo of oo><t to the Militin nro much rcquirod, with the sanction of the lnjor General Commanding. l have been for ... omc ti mo occ.~1pi0l~ ii~ thoir preparation; the Quebec Gunnery chool Pre ... ,. h:win~ bcen 1.•mploycd m prmtmg tht>m, Lut the cost of paper and mnterinl hn ... yet to be dofrayoo.

Tm: no:m:-.IO;'i .\.RTIT.LEHY ASSOCI.\TI0:-1.

Thi-. . .\ ... -.ociation wn" founded la-.t yenr for tho development of gunnery sh.ill, anil tlio di ... -.ominntion of artillery knowledge thronghont the Dominion, exciting emula­t11Jll by prize,, for uood gu11 111·aetice, and has been a :mccess. A ::;ornewhat bimilar :-<\'.,tom hn ... boon introduced into the Royal .\rtillcry by llis Royal Ilighne, the 'ommnnder-in·Chief. Ri,, .Exccllencv tho Go\·crnor - General i:i Patron, and ha ... pr cmtcd mellnJ ... for competition :ui1011g the Militin Artillery corp-<. The Mnjor-Goncrnl Commandiug i ... Prc ... idont of the As,,ociation ; the Adjutant-Gen. crnl, Vico - Prc-idcnt. The Government generously granted tho ::.um of beven hunclrc l dollars as for lntle A-....ociation;,. The whole of tho Militia corp, in Canndn, with three or four execption ... , lrn\'csub ... cribed, nn uddition to the Gornrnmcni ·~rnnt. Tho nmount ha.-; chiefly been expend~l in thu purcha"e of gold embroidered fiooge nnd bronze Cl'O ...... gnn-. for the succe .. -.ful compctit-Orc; in the rnrious corp,; ~y thi ... mean- an \rtillcr~- mark ... mnn is at once recognized, and it i~ hoped that In·

creased efficiency wiU be obtn:ned, nud much wa ... tc of valuable ammunition by un· .. kilJod men a\·oided.

The nccotmh of the A-....ocintion will h<l laid before the Council., in a. detai'ed report, nt the next general meeting at Ottawa.

E'.'WI:-<EERS.

I hnd no opportunity of inspecting auy Ent.{incer Compnnie:i thi-; _year, but the want of cntrcnchin~ t-OoJ., nnd foc1litic-. for fa-cine and gauiou mak111~. p~enmts any practical in truction in thi-. brnnch. The c-.tabli-.hUlent of compamc:i m ~n· ncction \\ ith the Gunnery • ·hoot.., a ... ~u~gc tod by the .\fajor-Gcnoml C11mman.t1.111;, would 1..:.-i I to tbo ditfn:.ion of the practical <.lutic:i of thi:, branch flm'JOJ tho ..\f1ht1n.

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'-'l 1 •• lc<l"c1-s hm·cuot hce11 i-. ncd to all <iani ... on Battcric , I ulnnittcd n fonn •. , o c o . l I . I . 1 -- Ih•nrn ith detailed 1·cpot'ts 011 tl1u armamcnt:i 111:-pcetc< ( Ul'll1g my tour. 111 1

~',· 0 dotit'iutH.:ic~ may he m:ule good, a,, fat· a ... J>l'a(·ti<'ahle, from tlio 1 c cn·u tru~t 1

\\r1•111 tltl' ex<:e]Jtion r1f' the Durham Hatten-, who-e oquipmcut, I thought, ton'" ' • • O · I . h

li ·: l ·itt ention I hnvo not rcportccl in detail 011 tt.e ar11rn111e11u. ol ntano, w 11c rcrpuic< '1 >ttbl hc~·u }ll'C\'iousl'l'" l'CJ'Ol'tcd upo11 hy Hoai'C.l", of whitl1 tl11• In pcctor of h:ffc, no ' ( · . J

. ·11cr ·of that Pr0\'11tCe wa-; a mcmbor . • \iti 1 ~onld recommencl that thCJ.{ttn at Bear Rin·r. where there a1·c no gunner •. he

·"'ti . to J>ort ~hhon or Halifax. 1 b carriage b !'(·ported to ham l>een set 11 r• 1icnt Cl IOI • '

t 'ntcnlionally and btll'l1t. . 0 1 \l · . < • ·ay Dominion, 'torckcepcr at Halifax, kirully atfor<lcd rno au opport11111ty

• • HJOtt • .i th~ milihrJ· "tore~ in hb charge. l found them i11 l'XCellent order, a'l of 1nspec 111g- • ' . · •

f:. . s the llll'an-; at l11s <l1spot'al permit. . • ir •

11,1 .,, 1. to uc 110 \rtillen· corp ... at Sidney, when· there 1• nn armnmont. 1cre appc •• :, • . •

fl-POUNDER .Ml GZl.E l.OADI:\c; RU I.El) i.t: N C'ARRlA<.E ....

Two c·ap--qu:u·c::. of the !l-pon11tle1· muzzle loadin!.! ritli'_ !.{1111' ~11 Qn~liec. b1-oke ~t t . . ono in wintc:·. the othc1· ffri11g with l dc1in·,.,.1011. 'Iwo of the 1ro1J l11.) prac 1co, . . 1 I , . · . w·1,· 1 .. rt tho rear of the a111mnn1hon >0xe:, a ... o .!·l' c 'J • • • h.

1 tint ,~;!;!~·nc·tmc,., C:,pocially in winter, ..,Jiowe<l a hi!.!h.ly c1:y:-tal.lm': ... fructt.11 f1 w Tch1, . · . d \HOU rht iron. i"' :,aid to le produec<l by \'1urat1?11 01 extreme CO C • C

can m tc?tc ti c~p-::H).Uare::. when firinrrwith dcprc,.-.i<m lllt!!hl IJC ... omewl1at.re<luced -0~\

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PROOF OF C:t;N!'oWOER.

. I f the cannon 111-,w<ler, l:u·~c grnin :md rifle I te ... te<l sample" from 011. teen ot o b c ··th tll" morl'lr l'l>rouvcttc, and

· · l f' I · or, kec1Jer at Qnc c . '' t v • • h largo ~ram, m t' iargc o t ie , i. I I· . t' I . . Lit on comparin~ tho l'c ... ulb w1t find the .strong~li below the1 ... ar(nlat'! .. t1\ '.t;~~~~,'.) 1\ 1

... pccti>r ... 01 W nrhke :)tore-, I fin<l 1'Cco1tl-. of proot by the two ~ ... t •O) ,\ • t •

it ha not tictc:rio1·atcd matcnnlly.

Herewith Table of Ho-.ull-.. , _ !Jl 1 and ~9'{ be j ...... uet.l fi1·-t, nnd that, I roco1111nend that the lob 11 nml>

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0;, j ...... 11~ -.houl<I he finished bcfor · .as far U!-i practicable when lob arc bro {ell tn 11 ' c · •

another lot it-i l'ummcucetl. . . . ch·tr"I.' of the Dirc .. tor of Store.. ... 01 the nmnuut of powder arnl l!rOJCd~le ... J°1 ... :. 0~ .. loc·ilitie-. whe10 it might bo

and ib tlil'triLntion u11<lcr hit. r-uhordmate~ in t •C '1' ~ 1 ·c 'J>l, •tt <'ncbcc a ... diroctcd . . , I . I .L,·o l tn,..pedc tl ex • , t. rcq111red, 1 am no t intormcc , JV>l 1. ·

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T. B. STRAS(~E, Lt.-Colonel, fo,..pe• or of ·w arlike :-:>tore ...

.. ), \f. I. AR)I .unn;:-; J'l IOX.

In acco1-dancc with direction· rccei,·c<l I examined specimen-. of :unnrnnition hoxe-i for ~nider rifle) ouL l)f l'.! lJoxc .. tnkcn indi-.c:rii;1inntcly from thO"iC in chnr~c

of the "'torekccper nt <~ucb •c·. murk Y, 1 Iii and mark YI , 1 li . . And l find ~ well n 1 <·.m J·udgc with the limited menn .. :it mv rl1-;1> .. n(, that the

I • • I L' ammunition hn~ uflcrc.>tl, but not to suc·h Hn extent a- to he nn cn•1c:cmu c. r?r match -hcx..tinJ the accnmey won Id probably be atfocted, the "urfacc of the. bullo~ ID

.. nnc in .. mn & ha\'ing been ·vrrodcd, probably by the luh i nnt u ed. 'l'hll iro11. r11 :! hn i l...o c.orne oxidi:;cd, but th powder doc~ not appear to hm·e su u~ cd m it~11:11ly.

I w 1 d r ommend m irk ' ) being i-.-ucd next yenr for tlie Ill truct10n of 1 ccruit- :md men in tho lirt't ycnl' of training with militia corp , and not :-iol I on 1cpaymcnt for mateh hootine.

Lf fut thcr dete1io1·ntion i" obscn·cd, it mi ,ht be used for lJl rnk, if the bnllct"' were iemov I md old) nn I r he lml:!! en c pinchc.'<l togcth r o .lb to 1·ctnin the />owder 1 nt it hould be c .. rcfully don under p1'opcr :mpcrviljion, o tlint uo Liu IN > • :ice· <let tally Jcft "ith the fJl,111k. .

'fwo I oxc of ammtmition i ued to '· B" Batt.01·,· on rcpnymcut wcr1• qmte 1111-cn·i(•enble : reported UJ 01 , I th Atwu,,t, 1 j (i. 'J'Iic <' <:art1 idg•· • ppc:ir to h:1\'C been J) inJ either in water or ii a very d~mp place, and ha\·in" uccn iufo11nc I tb~t ·1b<>ut 500 box of' Boxer" nmmunition wore broken up a .\lc111treal prcviou~ to the

ep u the l m1 ctial ti oop , bccau"e tho ship that c•onYoyc I them tc this <.·o~n.try hnu bcc11 wnt ·1-log, d I c 11 only uppJ c thnt a the un:.en·iP-enblc nmmumtion

from .Montrc:il m t i cf the amc pattern n that on.Iercd to be broken up n fow m y h vc c aped not"cc n I got mixed up with the en·i · ·nlJlc.

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FORTS.

h we be ·n oxo ·utcd in the <1ita<lol an<i Le~i Fo ·t . 'I'n · c:i, lhou ic :n d n c:hmonml Bastions hnYe been robu'lt, and tll<' roof

d \\ilh n '' ,J n heel w 1iC'h pt cs r\·e,, the 1.x>mh-p1oof f ID the

destructive dfocts of m·t and fro,t, protects the gun , <'arringcs nnd tore,, of the :mnamcut, nnd m·n· a un uxc:cllcnt .A1tillcry il1·ill hod in wiutcr, in no way intcr­fori1w with tho dt>IC111 l'.

The i;n rne :~>ns_t 1·1u·tio.n ha~ l1cen commcnc·~l _o,·cr t~1c Dalhou io B:v•.tion, to pre ,crn· the rop:u 1 r. JURt l'Xec:uted. Jn my op1mon tfns arrangement 1:; the mo•t ,:iti .. factory aud cc·onomic·:d :--olntiou of tho difficulty of 1>1·e1icr\'i11g fort.,; in thi climate. Colonoi 1Jo v_c~, c·onmw11CJing Tioyal En!!inccr.; at Halifax, appronxl of tho ton,trncti1J11 when v1:.1trng (im·hoc. The Levi,, Fort.., m·e i11 a ati faC'ton· cowlitio11 and the rnaga1.i11eli compare favorably in d1·y11os~, with tho .. o at lfalitax in whicl; llOWder is actually 'lo1·ctl-pedtap~, in HOtnO llWll"'lll'e owing to tho d1·/ tlim!ltl' of Qnelicc.

1b 1·cganls the lower li1l<'s and fortificationH in ge11cral Jctailcd l'eport~ l1:wo l>ccn ~cut to Head <l11artcr:-- from time to time. I would only rernark that ;;ince tho no lo11gcr nc1·p1i .... a1·y ouhrn1·k~ have been given ovc1· to the Uorpo1·atio11 of Quebec, to be u .. cd a" lmiltling matc1·ial, they have unfortunately not co11tincd tl1oir opcrntion" to rcmo\·in~ the facing :.tones from them only, but a] ... o from the cneic11to between St. John" an<I . .\l'tillery l fa~tion,..., lo such an extent that it ii; doubtful whether thcro will he, in ,,ome loc·aliti<.':--, wall enough left to affix tho gate dt-.igncd h.r }Ii.. Exccl­lcn('y the Ead of Du1lcri11, 0110 of which Iler (~raciou .. ~fojc ... ty ha b1 en plc:c cd to pre-cnt.

It b perhnp~ ncccllc"' to remark that the plan,... of lli Excellency arc equally de,irnble, from a military. a~ from an {l!~tbetic point of viC\\"', atfording, n_.., they would, complete military communication round the works.

That part of the W c-.t Glacis, known a-; the C-0Ye Field-.. bas been .. old for building lob to a dep th of 223 feet ~on th of the St. Loui:> Road.

fn prcviom; reports I haye intimated the important point... in which I thought it de,irable to construct earth batteries, or repai1· those already existing, Li.v :-cn·in~ out entrenching toolH awl gabions to the .Jlilitia Artille1-y. In addition to tl1~c. I would ~ubmit for consideration the localities of Cobourg, Port Hope, Toronto, lfamilton and .Xingarn, where, howc,·c1·, there is no A.l'tillcry co1·p.,.

I have the honor to be. Sir. Yonr obedient sernlllt.

Docemhr ~'1 th, 1 C:j6.

rr. BL.L~I> STHA.X(;E. Lient.-Col., R. A. ln:--pcctor of Artillery nnd Warlike tore-.

Ul~PORT OX THE .\RTILLERY 01' THE PllOYL.CE OF OK'PARIO.

Sm,-f hn..,·e the hono1· to inform .'·ou that rluring the pa ... t year I in-.pcetcd the following Battoric .. of Artillery in the Pro\'ince, 'iz:

I\ ing-ton Field B:ttt<'tT· Ottawa do do Wel lir.gton dn do \\"cl land <'anal do Loudon do do l'ort llopo <; arri .. on do SL. < 'athuri11c d(I do 'l'rcn ton do do

I nnncx tu thi:-- report an in;.pocti1111 stntc of the diftercut batlerio.• in P t I. . I hn,·o the honor to ~ulimi t the following dctlilcd report 011 the" \"Crnl b:itteri •

nbovo montioncd.

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FJELD llATTERIE~.

Kinfrto11 P'el I Battaics.

Ju,.pc ·tod a t 'nmp l\ing-.ton, 11th :::i<'pteml·~:r, l '"'7(i. )l:tjo ·Kirkpatrick (ab.,cnt k lenvo) aptnin Grnhnm, 'apt:1in 11. Wilmot and Lieut. J. \\ tlmot.

Thi-. b.;tle1y ha,., rocehccl n now l'quipnwnt of' fom· ~l-pu1111dor H111zzlc-loadiu~ .rifled "llll' crll'lin!!c. ... arnl limb01·-.. hor ... u~ ,·ory good.

il~rn~-. ... clean aud in ~oo<l 1ml~'1', hut in ..,c,·cl'al ca-..cs not well titted, only T bit­werc u-.e<l nnd the <lt·h Ol'-. ;,•01·c not pro,·idc l with whip .... , dctic·ienccs which will be remedied next yc!ll', uniform aN·outi·cmcnt .... ~c11crnlly good and dean.

)forcl1ing pa .... t nnd ticld m:mccu,·rc~ under the otl:ker commanding, were very "ell perfo1 med. • l:u1din1r."un drill ,·er~· good, and l.>oth non-commis~ioned offictrs and men nppea1 ed to pu ... -.e ... ::. a Ycry fair knowledge of ammunition nnd )'\tores.

Gun l ructice, C'nrricd out in acco1ilancc with the the rule~ of the Dominion .Artil­lery A-....ociatio111 nt n lnnd mn~o about !'ix mile:-. from Kingston. 'fhe suitability ot thi"-. rnn~c not laa,·in~ been known during the annual drill, tho })l':t<'ticc wa then po--tpoued "ith the intention of tarrying it 011 tin ring the winter, on the ico i this l1owcYcr, proved to he imprncticnblc h~n·ing in Yiew the recording uf the result by tl1c Dominion Artillery A ...... ociation. and the practice was carried out on the 3rd nnJ .t.ith - ... ovcmber. The "('Orin~ Wth Yery good uut owing to "l'\"Cl'tll ufthc licst drilled men not beiug :1'"uilable, much time wa.-. lo,,t by !'Ovoral of the competitor~, an1l evernl mi--1.:lke-. occurro<l.

er.,!eant Major W. 'larke, of tic. Sehool of Gunnery, was attache<l to thib Battery n ... Drill In ... tructor during ib annual <lrill.

Ott111ca FitlJ Batte1·y.

ln ... pected at cnmp, Ottawa, 23rd S<'ptem ber, 187G. Captain Stewart, Lieutenant-; 11.\"fi"O and Billi110,,. ( ;un-. an<l ca1Tingt:s, !>-pounder llluzzlc-loading rifled, in very

good condition. Ho~e,, very "oOO. Harn<' ::. clean nnd in good order. and generally well titted. Cniform nnd ncc:outrement... in Yerv good or<lcr. lfarchitw pa ... t 'cry ~ood. ., 'Field m:i.nr.envr tmcfcr the otiiccr commanding wero fairly well preformed, but

the ... ub.'lltc1 ~rn ofiicers bein!! unable to a-.si .. t in cat'l'ying out the order-., there was occru;ional delay and want of --martne...... .

::5tanding .!UH drill ~ood, hut 1 notice a rrrcnt defkicn('y in knowledge ot nmmnnition nnd tore,,. Cnpt.'lin .'tewart report~ that .. e,·cral of hii; men who bail obtnined Gunnery cl1ool certificntc:-., had joinc<l the Mounted Police, and tho wnntof n ufiieient num!Jcr of qualified non-<:ommi .. -,ioned offiC'crs was vc1T apparent.

Gun practice carl'ied on un<lcr the -..11perinteude11<'e of )J :~jor < 'ot lo11, •'A" Buttery, -011 the ~tith and 27th . 'eptembcr, at a water range 11ea1· Ottawa the stato of the wea~hcr on l>?t~1 <lay-, hcing . \·cry unfavorable 110 :H•ctll':Lf(• nmge 1·cporL c~ul~I bo obtmncd, the ilrmg was aecord1ng to the 1·ules of the Dom in ion ~\ 1tillc1'Y 1b~oc1at1on.

F'e/,/ Hatler!J, Welli11gto11.

In j•Cctcd nt <'amp riuelph, 2lith 'eptcmher, 18;1;. )fajor .Macdonald, Lieuts .Ni ·boll nnd ..\I.acCr:w.

Thi Bnttcry hn ju t received it new equipments of four !l-ponn1ler mu:r.1.lc loading rifled gun ca1 rin •e and limbe1 .

ffoncs \"cry good. Jlni ncs in good onlcr, and well fitted. l'nifonn m d n<·coutremeut \ ory clean and in g<>Od order.

• ~1nrching past nry g()()(I.

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Picld rntuircuvre:; under )fajor ~facdonald vory well performed, subaltern 01licc1 and 110ll·COllltn!. sioncd oit1c:cr~ being Well llJ> in thoi1· iJuti~.

Suwdiug gun <frill vory good, non-com111i~--io11od oflicor un<l meu he\\"OO the good otfocta of careful instruction, and !>hcwod 1500:.1 kuowledgc of ammunition and stores.

(;un pr:wticc tarried out on 27th Soptembe1·, in accordance with tho rule:; of the Dominion Artillory Ao.•;oc·iation, at a go<><l range on Pusli11ch Lake, nine mile:; from Guelph; ovcry detail Wal:> well and quickly performed, and hail it not l>ccn nccc ... ary t.o tnkc C'Crtai11 p1·e1·autionR to ]H'O\·ent any pos~tblo dangerous i·icoche• of the Shrapnel shell tho total ncoro would have been Ycry good.

This bu Lt ors )ll'C!"Clltcd a very goocl appearance on parade, the Tl ·n lcing ,.;tcady and cp1ick itt the execution of their duties; the olliccr:i and tho Mn-cornmi,.:>ioncd officers 1loscrve great credit for the pains they have evidently tnkcn in tho in?>truction of the men and for tho present ...-cry efficient i;tato of the IJatlcry.

Corpo1'.a1 Abbott, "A." Bat:ory, wa:. attached to this baltcry a .. Instructor, during its dl'i 11.

Welland Canal Field Battery. Inspecto<l at Camp, Port Colhorne, 28th Soptc•muer, 1 ;1;.-Licut. King. This L>attory still retains its ::;niooth-borc cq uipmeut. Guns and enrriagl!::. in good

order. Horse!-<, with a fow exceptions, \·cry gO'Jd . l~arnc ... -. old and b~rlly take~ care of. bcirw dry a 1<l harJ; 110 curb chain:, were u:,cd with the h~rno.., b1t:;

1 a defic1oncy

wbich '~a.., jiointcd out Ja,.,L yl!ar, an~l which, to~other ~vith tho fact that in~tend of employing ~ ! horse:, for 12 Jays, this battery cl1:1llcd w1t!1(11~! _them fo1: f?ur dap. ant.I employc(I :~6 for tho remaining 8, may account for very rnchflcrent dnnog.

U11ifonn,.; old and nearly worn out. Accoull·cmcnls gonerally <:lean and in good ordc1-. . ~I:u·chi11g past, fair, but no field manccunc;:. h:Hl hee11 }• ·act.cc.J 01· conlrl be

pcrforn1cd. ~ta11cling t{tlll tll'ill, fai1', lint non-commi..,sio11ccl officer ... and m n were deficient

in a k11owleclge of ammunition. . . . . . . . <Tnn Pmctice.-Owing to i;orne m1:.takc th1 ... hatte'.Y. did no om the D~1? 1111~11

Artillcn· As,.,oeiat iou, and, co11.,cquently, wore not clig1lil~ fc r tho compct1llou .m conncetfon the1·Qwith, bnL shot anrl )'\hell practice wa-. cnrr1o<l on under 1 ~1}~ ... upcrm­tendanc:c ut ::.;uitable i·:wge on the lake .,Jiore near Port 'olo.orne . . After fi~mg about 20 round , the pr:wt iee, which ":b ver~· good. hnd to ho d1 contmued, owrng to thu violen L isturrn of wind and rnin. . .

'!'hi liattory cli<l 11ot prc-.ont a Yer~~ .cfllcicnt app~nr~nC'e a\~~1spochon._ ~:h!~h,..1 n.ttrihntc to its wauL of otliC'ers and qnahliccl non-<·omm1 "'inn~d ol 1 foJ 1 h rn

0,

who i~ uomiunl f•ommnnd!n~ ofticer, rcporte i to mc that Lieut. ll 'rackcn .. who :ct ... us L':lrutakc1• of, 'toi·e:i and bl'ill Instructor, wa,.. nnt pn"<e11t d11nng :my poruon of die annual drill, a11d has been ropol'torl by him for mi-.con<luct.

L ondoti Fitld Battt'ry. I ns1wctod at ('amp, f;ondon, 18th October, 1 iti. -'lajor Pd<-1 ... , Lic11b. William,..

nnd ll eath. Guw; a11il 1·1uTiagc::.; in good order.

1Ior•1•t1 \"t•1·y go'lcl. . • . . ... ... i which nrtlv llarnci;s i11 good urde1·. hat not well fitted, anti 110 cm Ire h.un u o , P -

accon11t for i1111ilforcnt drivin!{. 1 U11it<i1·rn"l :tll(l ac·coutromcnh \·cry clean, and in good 01'1. er .

Mnrl'11ing pa t, good. Field 111:um•11,·ro,., fairly well executed. . l <' ~ :i fair Sl'tn ling 1run drill ''<>Oil ancl non-commi-.,.iionctl ollicer .. am 1!1<'11 hJ~~ ... "

1 k · ~ ,..., ' · t I · o 1111mhor of rocrmt.- t "' ye::ir, :111< ·nowlo l~e of' nmm11nitio11, lrnt <?"'~ng o n. a:~ . 11

, f in ti u ·1

• tho "Cncrnl lher<' I 1 6 , .1 y fow 11011-(.'.om1111....-.1onod 01licc1 < apn Jc o o> o ctliric 1 '} W:\t> nut quite ,..o goocl a.-; Ja-.t yc::ir.

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Gan prncticc vory well carried out. according to tho rulo~ of the _Dominion .Artillerv .A ...... ocintion, ut a Jnnd r:mgo JH)'.ll' L"'.111 Ion. c:;corc w:1s not. ,·cry !ugh, owin~

l fi ·t . • l")··in, but tho movement-. were correctly and qmckly oxocuted. to l o e · "c ·• · ·h. b I · C<>rporal Abbott, ".\ " lhttcry, w:i-- attnehe l to t 1s :1tto1·y t\'i n8tructor during

its drill. (~ \Rltl'<O~ B.\T>ERIES.

Port 1101 Gi1rrisol' Batter!!· lu-.pcctod at Port Hope. ~~n<l :-icptembor, 1 76, ~iont. 'Valla.co in command. .Mcu of good php.ir1110, with two or throe exceptions. Uuiform, new is ... uo. . Arm arnl uccoutrcment-.-kopt in bacl order. . . . . l nccompnniu l tho Doputy .Adjutant Gcn~ral of :\11htary D1sll'lct N o. 3, at the

· cctt'on of thb batten·. rrho manual exorcise was badly performed, and tho men m:;p · · · Th -·1 <l. ·11 . 1·tt· had recoi·.-od no in ... u·uction in tho finng exe1:c1so. ? t;qU•i.u. rt _wa"i llll _1 cren4 nnd onlv two ... qum!... of ten men each hnd received nny I1?~t~·uct1om1 !n standing gun drill. ·The battery p ...... a"e." 110 oUiror. or ~0!1-comrnt::Nonc<l .offieer capable of cnrr;>;ng on in-.truction, 1m 1 con-.elJ. ucntly 1 t ... e1lic-1cocy n.t prc ... ent 1:; at a low ebb.

St. natherm s]Garri,..-on Battery. fo ... pected at "t. Cntherinc ..... 14th ~ovcmuor, l 76. Lieut. eo in commum.l-L1ont. \\ tloy. . Men of \·cry -!Ood phy..;iquc. with hrn o_r three os:cept1ons. Cloth in-! .ml ac ·outromcnt>< clenn, and m good order. Arm:. '\Cry u:idly t:.kon care or by permanent ::;toroman. . ] 11 ... pected nt mnnnnl oxcrci..;c, which ~a,, well performed; finng exorcise indif-

ferent; qunJ <lrill good. :-:iuindi11.r g-1111 drill n:ry ~oL>CI. . . . . . Gun 1,racticc could uot be car!'leJ ua dm·mJ my 111 ... pect1on_, owm!.{ to the state of

tho weather, and ] have ... incc bt!en informed by the command.mg officer that he has been oLligcd to po ... tponc it for thi year. , , . . .

Thi ... battery hns pcrfonnod upwtmb of iorty~tivo hom:~ . drill th1:; year, and ha,•in" 0,·cral competent in tructor ... , arc \'cry effic10nt; hut 1t l' to be rogrettod that their drill did not take pin ·o ea1·1ier in the ... ea ... on.

'l'renton Garrison Battery. Ju pc ·ted ut rrrcntou, ~::ith • .,.ovomber, 1876. Captain Day m commall(l. Lient.

Bonter; L'eut. Franci (on leave). I accomp::miod the B ·igade ~Injor of )Iilitnry Di .. trict No. 3, at fo_e in-.pect1011 of

tl1i5 battery. The men werf!. with four exception-., ot'vcrr goot.l phy ... 1111w. Unifonn , now i ..... uc; no foratio cnp .... Ann ... and accoutrements cle!ln and in good order. Manual exerci:;e fair; firing oxerci ... e indifferent; ... qun.d 1lril I fair. Only one qua lo ten men had been in,.,truct.c l in gun drill: . . Owing to the fnC't 1{ nearly nil the men in this hattc1y bo1ng ~·ccru 1t", tho drill

havin, only lu tcd twenty-four hour alto6othcr, and uone of the otl1co1·~ '.'r n Jn·COm· mi io~icd ofllcer haviuJ d1 illed for upwnl'd of tivc yea I' ... , not much ~lhc1ency ~ould be expected. Bit a;, it npp •nri:; the intention to c'.u-ry on dl'ill 1l~11:rng the, w1~.tor cveninw•, I ha,·o no doubt but that the bnttei·y will bo moro c1hc1ont next ) car. Stnff ergeant Bramah ~s i umt Gunnery In tructor School of C iunnory, acted llS d1;11 In tn1ctor during tho annual drill of thi battery.

CoscLUDING HE~L\RK •

Clcthi11g. I mu:.t a rain 1 •peal tho ob cnation mado in my la.,t two 1.op.orts wit~ ref~rence

to the 1 me ot c ge trow to dri\·ers and mounted non-conum 1onod ofliccrR' tt?Y aro t-Otnl y un uit • l to the p 1rpo o, they cmmot be worn with tl'npR, aro of two t in a m. t rial and become un en 1ceaLle in a few day .

RepairJ an.<l R11ui71ments .

Tito ... y:;tcm of holdi11g a Boai·d vf Ollicl'I':, to in XlCt a J late of tlte c11nipmcnt UL the a11nual in~pc<:tion conl 1 t m rcvJrt npou the general

thiti yen1·; ~11 t, with the CX{'l~ptiou of ti·itling repai:·:-. n~ ~::::~·e~ltc~l?· he ~·arnc<l out locally prov1dc<l, the geuoml :-.Lato ai>pear:i in very go 1 . J no s, c., wh1c:h can he

Th ' t' I. 0( (}J( (l)' . c :unmt1111 ion uoxe~ of the wagons belonging t-0 tho ... · I . .· .

roc~1v0<l the 9-potmdoi· mnzzlc.Iondcd riflod guns. are liein, ~ft J.-::J01 ie~ :vhwh have eqmpmont, md when completed will uc avaihblc fr tgl el1. to im1t the new

' t' I . I . . < Jr ic i; ota"O of the re. c ammum 1011WII(;1 tt l"i l'OCOrnmonded "hOuld he kept lwoa ·I u· .':, . ., ITC 11uartcrH. . J c 1 .tttet.} .tt 1t .. own lll':vJ.

Oarrison Hattene . • 1 t i-. t11 lw much 1·e~rcttcd tit at the cxi.,en1·1l'" of tie I 1· · -.--­. f' t I f I · · " 1 Jill 1 IC "'IT1c·c dtd 11< l pcrnut o a ~t'l'a l't' 1111111 Jet' o •attel'lc~ 111.:rfor1ni1w their llrt'll ti· . I •

I I . I 1 · I I l ,.... 11-. \ l'Ul' UIH ·ti -o th. t t 1osc w 11<" 1 1 11 turn out, c·ou < not han• pnt in thcfr drill i 1 I· : k · ' a ta ... t \'<.'at·; !01· to he l'\"Cn t.olcralih· efficient ·1 ... ·111 "'1·t1'll .. 1·'\. ,:0;1111ae .... a, ... \\:a-. done

• • • ' ' " v 'I'' llllll' I lll l • d tro11.hle mu~t hl• 1nkl'n. awl l°')'Cl_1ally trained in,.ti·nl'toi· .. pr~;\·iued. 1 wa ... n !fic nu the rn-..pcl'tton of th<' Oltawa B1·1~:111c 111' <;al'l'i,011 \rtillcn· .11 ,1 t" 1 Oll

1°dh of

l . . · · • · 11ne w 1en n<l ma c :u'J'angc11w11h to lll"l'''l'l llie Loud1>11 Fil•ld Jhttct·\· t}1: •. 1 1·11 •< • L I • I . 1· I I I 1· I J. .... <:.uup. ut a.; "'"'" a ... o 111 <>l'll1l'~ t rnt t 1c 01·11wr 1ad not prac·ti ... o.:l anv ·11·tillcr.}· <1 i'll . ·. 1 . 1• I . . . . • t •. anu \\ c1 c 1111a 110

to <::11·1-y out t ll'lr ~1111 practtc·c. I dul tiol co11-.idc1· it 11ccc .11.,. t k 1. · I · · ....... 0 ma ·c "uu ... cq11cnt arrnngcmcnh 1,,,. a11 ex•· t1~1\·cly nl'tillcl'y i11 ... 11e1·tion. ·

(Tim PmctiN.

I cannu~ :-.pc:ik too highly of the -..at1 ... faetntT rc ... ult,, ·1l1·1"•<l\· •ttt·i· 00 l . th I . I . . I . . .. . . Ill I\ 0

gcncrn 111t1·ul 11C'l1011 of t 10 system of <:om11ctitin· "till i11"1cti1·i• •1cc(11~1· t th· I f ti I) . . \ ·11 \ . . :::.. • , • ' rng o c ru c:, o lC o.m.tn1011 i 1·t1 ~ry ~ ""Octat1on. Although tl1is .J..~~ociation j ... in' its infanc. and the_ d1tle1·cnt liatt~r10:-. ha,·e. only thi .... wa1· fo1· the tir l time conformed to d~ rc~ul:tt1011 .. , yet the. ITlC'l'ca .. cd _ mtc1·e ... t tah>n u,,- all ra11k-. iu the rc ... ult [ th ·. }>ractwt> _arul tlw obnou-. ne~P_ ... ,,1ty of l'tll'l'fnl i11:;n Ul'tion in drill, 1111 In Jrnowfe1t"c c~} ~m111~~1111t1 1fon a11d ~~rnf:11cry. wn1eh :1!1111<' enu e11al1'e ... UCC'e~'>ful rc ... 11 Jt,., to 00 :irrin~l nt., ho .1t~e Ye1·y ?-:tti-. adory, :ind will. T hm·c no doubt, lead ton much hi!!lwr -.tandnrd of effi('ICJHT

/Jrt"ng.

. 'l'ltc prir.c .... 1111· drh e1: .. _h:l\'o, iu ~he c;~ .. c of Field Bn.llcrics in ... pe ·k I by me, ocen I~ .1dcd part I} by tlio op1111un •>l thcu· ofltccr-. n.-. tu the11· .!Onernl good conduct :mil d1h~e11ce, a~d p 1rt_ly liy the n·-.nlt ot a l'1tlllpctici\·u trial of .. kill in dri\·in~ held dunng my m:-.puctwn. ~

Rt'marks.

.'\Iucl'., hmvc\'Ct', 1·cmaiu,., to be ~l:l·ompli. ... hcd, and it i: hopelc-. ... to expect anything hut .1 l1m Hlarnltu·tl of gc11or:d eftic1cnc-y nnJe,.,., the ll!hccl':; comm:mdi11" bntteric · ox?rt tl1cm .. elYu" lo ohtai11, urn! l'ctain. the <:cn·il'c-. L'l officer-. nnd non·co~mis ... ionod othc·cr-.. ·who tukc :111 itllOl'l'"l in their dntic ... , and m·c willi11g- to u11de1·"0 the n<'cCH-linr.} cour·-ic oft min ill" nL the • Phool of c.:1111ne1T.

0

lt i-. too oft1·11 th~ <':l"C that -.11l1nltcrn oflic~r ... aro retained in their po ... ition from yc.1r tc;> ycttt' who n1·c M'an·cly a hie to drill a ~1111 dL•taehmc11t, and who c 'OrYicc ... enn be of ltttle, if any, 11 c to the (11Jicol' commanding; whil .. t 11011-<:ommb.-.ionotl ofticor,., a1·e found who c only e!nim to prnmotio11 co11 .. i-ib in their ago and lcn~tl1 of ... crviC'c, nnd who etfoc·t11ally prc\'Cnt younger and more cnc1·~ctic men, who have qunlificd at the School of n111111p1·y. fr<>lll ... 11ccccdi11~ to their po ... ition ...

Thore c:w oo ll(l dtiubt tlrat ofliccr-. l' •m111muli11g Jl.1tterie" of Artille.i·.} occupy nn oncronl'l un 1 rcspontSililc po-.itiou, n po-.it1011. too, which h:l", for the mo ... t part, hcon ex<· 'l'<lin«ly well filled liy tho-.· 11ow i11 command in thb Pro,·incc; ylt tho

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incru.'H) in cfficicnc'· of nrtillory, <'nn'c I b~· tho ~cneral int rod net ion of rilled rrun, d mnnd-. n corrc-.ponding inCl'l'n-.o in kno"'·Jod~e awl ability on the part of tho-.1• wh~ have to use them, :md '' hil"t tho Uovornment h:wo been "tttlic1011tly libc1·al in pro. 'id in'' nnd mnintnining nt grl'nt oxpen:-c, ~pccinl "choob of iustruction, it j.., to be hoped th:it olliccr-. rommnnding battoric" will -.ec the 1rncc~sity of in ... isting upon the JlTOpcr qnnlificntion-. being att:1i110 i by thc-.o officer" nnd. non-conunih.,ionl'd officer~ who hold :,ubordinnto hut rc-.pon-.ihlo po-.itions in tlwir bntkric.... '

I h:wo the honor to I , f-'ir, Your obedient !"OrYant,

• D. 'l'. I HWl.N", I1ic11t.-Col.

Jn..,pcctor of Artillery.

IX:::;PEC'l'IOX ::ci'l'ATE, .\RTILLERY, OSTARIO.

Kingston Field Batten· .......... 1 Ottawa do • " •.•.•..

1 Wellia~ton do ....... . Well ad Canal do London d1>

......... , ·········

Garrison Batten· Establi h-mcnt ...•.•......•. : ...... .....•......

Present at Jn,1 ection. 1st or 2nd Cln>';:, or

attci;dn.ncc, Gunner; School Ccrtificntes:

3 a 3 l a

56 I 66 • i5 Gl 74

28 1 ......... ... , :J 5 i ~l Jo 22 23 30

!i 1

1

· .::·::::'.:::

1

! i 1 ........ c 28 ............ ............ 3 I 2

- ---:---

3 I 42 ............ \ ............ 1 ........................ 1 ....................... . ~~~~--~-~:--~_!....~~.!_ _ _J

Port H1>pe Gani on Battery .. _ ::it. Catbarlne3 do -··· Trenton do .... .

l 2 2

25 !~ 1::::::::::::1, ........ i··· '1········2···1········3· .. I .. I '.

I ..... 3····1····"35···

42 •···•••••·· · ......................... , ........... . ~~ •. -~~----:__---l-_ __::..__~__!_~~-'---~-~-.!..-~----

D. T. IRWIN, Tiicnt..Colonol, lm1pcctor of Artillery.

APJ>Ei\ DIX .,o. 4.

mworrr o~ I. A,, BATTERY SCHOOI1 01" GUX~EHY.

KINosTON, Ont., 3bt Deccml-Jcr, 18'76. _ .~u:.-1 l~:l.\'C the hnn_?t' lo rcpol'L t_ha_t, rlurin!{ the yeat· ending 3bt D~cembcr,

131 h, ~11110 otlit-ct'5 . :tll(I l;) 1 n0n-comm1 ~'"'•one I offit·cr... and men joined thi ... School. Of tlus numb~r1 ntno of!i<.:cr:i an<l 103 non-<.:ommj., ... jo 10 l olficel'oi and men joi11e I f.1r :~ shorl eonr ... e of tn"truct1on. 'rho nnmbcr from u tch lhttcry in the P1·o\'ince will b.:i i;ecn on rcforcn<.:o to thP ... nLjoincd list:-

1875. llli6.

Bn.tteries.

I . I ·§ ~ J I 1· -~ 2 I ~ C;:; I v. ~;; · _

I

~ I ~~ Ii ~ I ~ I ~~ ' ~ . ·--_o_

1_!: __ ~_1_o_1~-,--

L?ndou Field Bu.ttt•ry ..... . ........ ..... ... ............... .. .... ...... ............ ............ I I 8 9 1' elluntl Cuna I do ...... ...... .......... ...... ...... ... ...... ...... 3 3 ............ 1 I I Enmilton Field do ........ .. .... ........... .... ...... ... ...... ...... 13 13 ...........• 6 6 W('llington Field Battery.............. ............ ...... .. .. .. .... 1 7 .... .......

1

12 12 Toroato do .......................... ...... ...... .. .... 15 15 ..... ...... 14 14 Durham do .. ..•.•.... ..... .. .. ..... . ..•.. . .. .. .. ...... 3 3 ..... . ...... 2 2 Kingston do .. .............................. j ............ • ~I 21 1 2.( 2-4 Gau1u11i11uc do ... .... ...... ..... ....... ...... I 3 4 I 1 I Ottawa do ............... .... ... .... ...... ...... ...... 3 3 !l 9 ""ionipcg do .. .... .... ......... ...... ... .. ...... ..... J I I W"uodbl!ick do .. ........ ......... ............ 1 2 3 .................. ................ . '' A '

1 liattery ....... . ......... .................... ............ ......... ... 49 49 28 28

Colli.ngwood G11rriso11 Buttery .......................... , ..... ...... . ) 4 4 .....•••.••. , 2 2 Sarnui 110 ................. ......... ..... . ..... . 4 4 ....................... .! ........... . ~od,erich. do ......................... , ............ I I ..... .. .... 1 2 2

t Untharrnc, do ....... .... ... ... ... .. .... .. .... .. .... '. i .. .... .. 1 .... ........ 4 ··· M••••··5·-

Toron10 do ................. ......... I .. 5 Port !lope du ... ........ .. .... ........ . .......... ...... ..... . .. ....... , ......... .•• 4 4 Treat •n do .... ..•. . ......... .... .... ...... • .. .. ........ . .................. ..... 1 .......... . Cohuurg do .......•• ............. .... ........... ::i ·, 2 ..... ...... , l Y11p1111te do ......... . . ... ......... . . ........... I l

1

.. ... ...... . 1 ~ttaw11 Brig~d11 Gnrri on Artillery.............. .... ...... ...... I l II .. .... .. .... 21 ~I'\\ llrirn wick 110 .......... .......... 1 3 4 ....... .. •.. 4 l~th B •1t1 lion .............. .............. .............. .. .... .................................. . Govcrn11r-Gc111:ral's Foul Guards ..... ................. 1 ................... ··· ........... .

!lo Body do ......... .............. ...... ...... ............ . ........... .. ........

1 4th H ~uncut C1\Y1llry .................... .. ............... !............ ............ ........... 1 ........ .. .. 47th Buttalion ......... ......... ........... ......... ..... . ...... ............ ....... . .. . ···········! I ........... .

:!l 4 1 l l I 1 l l'ru\ isionnl Batto.lion, .Fort G11rry ..................... I-=-:::.:.:.:'=.:=== __ 1 _I:.:.=='

Total.. ...... ..... .... .............. .1 I 157 161 I 9 I 144 I 153

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-= 'l'ht- following- certifiento .. hnvo I.con rotcin.><l during the year :-

1 i6. 1876. I Long I r.ong- , s-:- --1

Cotlr.e. Short Cou_r,e. Total. C hort ! 1111r•1· Tot·'

l~t I 1st I 2nd ~::se· ,J;t-1 2-~l ... ~ ~~ Cll13s. Class. Cltlss.:._ Class_~_!

~~D~~~I;~i~~-~d-;;ffl·~~~-·~·~d! 2 3 ···········I 5 I···.. .. I ' 1· ············ 1'--2-men •······· ··· ······ · ··· .. •...... ,........... 13 li I 30 I·· .. ·· ...... 1 22 , 32 M

Total....................... 2 ! 16 17 ,--35-,==~1--21-1--32-1-56-

.F~m the !01egoi11~ --!n~ement it will be qeen that the number of upplica tinns for arlm1"10n conturne muhmm1 ... hed, nnd uJ ... o that a greater numher of non-rommi ..... ioned offirer ... nnd men have :-ucca ..... Jully pn ...... ed the oxnminntion for ''Short Cour:-e" rertitl-' ·a tc,..

1. Altho~gh , a ... a ~enernl rnle, n very good cJn,.., of meu have been "e11t to the ~chool by officer .. commanding bnttcric ... , yet from th1:J con ... tnnt)y recuni1w fad that mnu~· men, after completing their cour ... o of in-.tructiou. do uoi: turn out bwith their attor1e ... nt :muunl drill, it i ... evident that ... tiJI greater care will haYc to he taken by t he fo1 n11 " t ie ... election of tho ... o whom they recommend for admission

:?. Tl ~· l >01 of Gunnery Ritle .\,. ocintion ha~ been well maintaine<.i. Tt num· bered. th ... Y · 1;~ memher ... , prize meeting-, wc1 e held and th e u.,uul month Ii" 11rnct1C'e kept 11p for ll!!g-1 egatc J•rizc-.. ~ ' •

h 3. The unnu.al ~ummer tnf!ll' for n week in Angu:jt, wa ... formed on the Lake S ore. Jn .. trt1C't1on 1!1 cnrnp dutJe .... t c., wn-.. cmrie<l 0 11. and un opportuni ty nfforded for tie nmmnl athlchc~port.... '

4. 1 ha~·e the honor to 1e1 eat the foll owing 1ecommcndntion,., m ade in p1eYiou~ I<'Jt01 t"'h"ln~h. lul\ c not ~ ct lec11 nct cd UJ 011, and "ltid1 will.1 l elic\ c tC'1 cl to in ~rea-.e t c effic1en<'y of the , c}.ool. viz :- '

a. Adoption of a third-c la.. certificate for non-commie; ione<l ofticm and "1111· ncN. o

b. Increase in the Field lklttery c tnl11i-.J11ncnt of hor e ... , rondcrod necc ... ... ary l1l

codn equenc1c of 111: la~·gc number of J mid Battery ofticeri:; non-com mi::i ... ioriod officer11

rui men w 10 require 111 tructiou. '

d~· lMreha o in tJ1e cswbli hmo~t of tho ~chool durinO' the wi11te1· month" corrc-.-pon ing tot o <li · t' · · . ~ ..., .,, . . d ffi mlllu ion 111 its t1 cngth m ... ummcr whc 11 it i,., found that no11-com-

1m .. tone o ccrs .111d men n1 c " Id 11 I ' . , f t d

. • cO Orn n J e to eave the n· cmpJoymcub Jor the pur· po.:;e 0 a ten mg a hort cou. o of ini;t1 uction.

I ha, o t1 e h<>nnr to be Sir ,. ' ' 1 our ol·<'dient servant,

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Sm,-During tho year ending 318t ~Dcccmhcr, I 76, eleven oltke1·,, :11111 11i11cty­nine non-co111mi1>1'ioncd officer::; an<l rr.cn joinocJ fo1· im1truc·Lio11. Of thi 11111nbcl' the officer~ wor e as follows :

3 Artillery, 1 Cavalry, 7 Infantry,

And of the a.bovo number twonty-ninc n on-commisi-io11ccl offi<'crs,gunucr: and ddveni from various mi li tia corps in the Provinces of Qnebec and N ew Brun wick were up for t1bor t course".

One officer a nd seventy non-comm if:sion cd officct. an<l gnuncr:-. for n long coun.e. In addi tion, c-ixty-two non-commit>Siono<l officer:-. and men re c11gng1.'<l.

Appended arc returns of ccrtifica.teti g rant ed: (A,) artillery otfkcr ... ; (il,) cnv­cavalry officer1' ; (C,) infantry officer!.!; (D,) a r tillery non-commi,.,1>ionc<l ollicen; and gunnel'l! and <lrh·ors.

T he number of applicants to join t he battery for t hree year:.' 1>on•icc! a" nl:;o for :ohort eou , .. c-.. of three m <Jn t hs, is more thnn in pre,·ious year..i, nnd far m exec." of the numhc 1· --all(·tio ncd. As it would be impo ... ... ilJlo oithc1· to carry out the garr1~0~1 d111 ic ... , 01· e\·cn pru\'it' P !-><J.nads for instruction, if nt<·1rncic-. wcru kept open, \'~ry eli,g1-ble men htn·c to be refused a<lmission, becau!'e there happen to he uo vne!lnc1c ... when they apply. They freriuently a,.:k to join without pay to take their turn of a \""HC!lTif'\'.

U ndcr tho circum stances i t i., tv be rc.grctt<.~1 that an i1wrc:1--c of :-hort <-om ... c men from Mili tia batteries i~ no1 :-;anctirmed, espodally durin~ tho winter month<:. For while tlH• ar tillery of the ~faii timc Pro,·i1H'e:> (from whi.d1 t he1_rnmher ofnppli­ca11ts j,.. on th e i 11"rcasc) is p ractically without mean" ot' 111 ... tr11<'t11m. t~c <l11e~c Gunnery Scho<>I i~ crippl ed by not h.tving enough men to forn! l'iq uad" fi 11·. m ... n:1ct1on and to caJTy on the dnt i c~ of th e ~arri-.on nrnl necc-...;ar.'· fatigue-: csper.nlly m the l<'ield Artillc1"}' branc h, which t·a1111ot Io etfieicnt "'ithout the e .. tabl1~hmen~ ?fa com­plete Fit>lcl lbtt a1-y of In -.tn1ctio11, that i .. , an incrca ... e of IG horse ... (!11 a lchhon to the pre:oent ... trcng th ) ancl ;-,o non-<·onuni ...... io11e<I olHccr,.,, gunner ... an_d Jrn·~'"'· ..

lJa,·ing a "elt•ctio11, the ela-s of men joi1 in~ thc. IJ:.ttcry 1 ... not, 111 my oprn1.on, inferior in phy,,iqm·, c<lucution m· eondnct to any troop it hn..-. uccu rny lot to e1"\·o with.

'l'ho T c nl) cl':mce .. 'ocioty Las averaged. during tho pn.-.t ycnr, about onc-thad the LaUcn· ;;t rc11crtli.

F~·om a p7i1·ely ciYiJ point of n ew. I think iL i~ a drnwl a~k to the de\'~lop~cnt ?fa l~ew country, that the fort e at Qucu~c i~ notycrm1ttc? to be mcrca:oo. .1. umCI?U:. 1m~1granls of a good clnss would, 1f pc:_rm1ttcd: tn~1n . thcm ... elvc: a.-. ~ann.di:u~ soldiers and bocomc Canadian citize 1-.. >ot rcnchly fmdm.g cmplo~ ment in .t11!1e~ of deprOt> ... ion, they C l"O .. S to the U nitt I s,ates or return to Europe with deprec1nt111g nc·connt of' l ho C'Ountry. ,

'f hc B1·:m<'h ;.)('hooi ha4hecn d i~continned since tho Jo .. sbytire ?ftho Lnrrnck ... nt .Montrenl. 'l'IH• militia of ~font real i,., l'Ompo ... cd of l'ln ... -.es. in l.m-.1110 ... :; who cnr111ot leave t lto f'ity for a cou r:-e of ini>t r u('tion; a hr::11ch .. chool I!- th.crc:ore m ucl.1 ~oedod.

IL 1s u i-0111-ec of gratitica tion lo me, for whJC'h I haYc to ~hank th~ ~~' 011'.mcnt and the )fojo r n1mcral Commanding, t}1al the pay of tho ofhccr~ . I h.L\ o m ,.,tJ '.1~tc<l ha been raised · hut three cxcell c11 t othrer ... , who hnvc do110 dut.) 111 t~ie bntt~J.) for several yc:irs, a:Hl who:-c 1;cn ·icc!'I ~:u111?t well he di-.p n"c<l wi_th., are tlll ... m:·rng o~ $1.110 per dil rn. 'l'hcir :-;latu!'I i,, 11n ... atJ,.fnctory nnd not elem I) defined, which mn) lo."'! to furth er compli t•·itions a ... heretofore: . . . 1 trn t tho }fojor General Oomronnchng mny tl1111k tit to recommend that tho

liberality htJw11 to their brother ollice~ mny oo c~tc.nded to thc!n. • For short court<c officer-1 tho cxpcn. c of furmi;hwg n room 1'< a drawJ;tck. The

furnituro 1111pl iod to a cMot at t ho .M ilitnry C<>llego would Lon boon to ofhcc1 ot tho Gunnory Schools.

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In nccord:u1co with tl1C1 commarul of the )fo,ior Gonernl Commanding, <lu rin~ tho pn. ... t -.ummor tho fc1rt-; at Ll•\·j,, Wt'rl' armed with throe 7-inch brct•l:h-loading 1 illcd g1111 ... , -.ixtccn C':1po11io1·1.• t:u·1·on:11lt• .... and a prnport ion of !ihot, r-lwll und cnrriage ... , .~c., by •· B" lfattcry. u11der commnncl of )fajor Montizambcrt, at tho !>InBll

co ... t of \>tia, includin,.{ hire of barge ... and wharf accommodation. Tho battery horses doin!!' tho dmught work.

1lhe mcer: ... tor tho 7 inch ~mi.. rccp1iro to be lai<l down in concrete; c--timntea

been ~cnt in.

'Jl10 enmp for field artiller_,. prnd cc on the Island of Orlcnn~. was unclcr the command of ('apt. :Short and T,icu·. Sl oppard; that for mu::ikol1T ini;ll'Uclion, at l:ni?inocr' ... P:irJ,1 undcr Capt. D11chc ... 11:1J. Capt. \Yhitc aeting as Musketry Instructor. )foJOl' Frazcr perlo1·mod the onerou ... <lntie-. of Qna1·tc1-~fastcr and Supply Ollieer to the two c:1mp mid the ..,jx detnchmcnb into which tho ballcry wa:s ncce...,sarily di\·idcd.

Capt. Dr.vino wn-. attached for duty to '·A" Battery, :and Capt. Preyo,.,t, AdjutanL of the Gunnc y rhool. attended rno in my in!'opcctions th1·ough tho :Uaritirae J>ronneCJ, and nrtc I a-. tLc Tinn!!'o Otliccr, wliile I took the duty of ·mpiro at the "Hattoric~. Li ut. Wibon, .. A •· Bnttory, a ..... i:,;te<l mo in a :-;imihu· manner in the Pro>inco of Untnrio.

'I'he Gunnery -.-chool printing pre..,,, has furnished :<Omo 1,800 copic~ of Exami­nntion (luc ... tion", a,., 'ell u,. 1.000 copies of Artillery )f:mual,; for the use of the Militia of the Dominion, nbo the necc-.::.ary cir<.:ulai·s for the Domi11ion .\.rtillcry A ..... ociati?n· I bcw U.!ain to ro .. pcctfully draw attention to the fact that the..,c ncc.ei.­sary ::.ernce .. l1w:e not boon paid for. nor arc the sonice:s of a Pay-:::>argeant or Office Clerk:, remunerated by Go'Vernment.

'!hile tlJC Quebec Gunnery School ha!'> been practically expanded into a :--thool for o~'i.cer of nll m·m,., thereby much increasing the labour of the :-tafl~ 110 adequate provNon lia been mndo for men without which tho military art can no more be tau!!'ht .than che without p..'twn .. : 'flio mo ... t en~rgetic and capable can only pc.rform a certnm amount of work, intcllectnnl and phy:,icial; when more is demau<le<l it h31! to be left lmdonc, or i« <lone badly, and hotb the indi\·i<lunl and the :-er>icc ~nffor.

Th .li: · f; 11ernl C<>mm:mdin~ i fully cognizant of the points rcf'crrod to, and hn uni rcmcdic,., from time to time. I trust, however, the emer-

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APPENDIX :>;o. 5.

MILITARY COLLEGE HAL~' YE.\.RiiY REPORT.

From Comniandant :Military College to Ji ajflr-General Selhy Smytlt Preiideut Mll1tary Colle:;e, 0ommmuli11g .llfilitia, (auad,1• '

Kr~OSTO~, 27th Jnnuary, 18i7. (~. ) Srn,:--I have tho honor to 1.mbmit the follow'ing report of the :.\[ilitarv Collc~o

f~om its opcr~ rng on the lt:;t Jnne, 1876, to the ('l)mpletion of its first term, \·iz : 2nd f cbruary, 1877.

Staff of College at opening.

(2.) Tho i:;upcrior S taff of the College at the date of iG opening, con-.i-.tcd of the following ofilccr ti, Military and CiYil.

Lieut-Col. E. 0. Ilcwett, RE. Commandant. Capta in J . B. Hidout, 90th L I. Ga plain of Cadcb. Captain B. K ensington, R.A. Pt"ofo:-;sor, ) fathematic-. an1l Artillerv. Uaplain G. ,V. ilawkirns, R.A. Pl'ofc~,,or, Furtitication and Military

T opography . Hev. G. Forg uson, B.A. Professor of F l'ench and German.

Detail of Cadets at opening of ( 'ollegP.

(3.) l~igh teen gent lemen having previOll>;ly 1111dc1·go11e a t ompctitin1 examination, and being founil qua liticd for ca<lebhips, repot·ted fur duty at tho ~lilital'y Gollcgc <>n h t J 1me, 1876. ( l ~ide Appendix (A) for· detail infi1rm1tlio11 .

• ltte;Sfation and E1p1i11111e1tf of Cadets.

(4.) Th e (•ad ets after having taken the oath of allegiance to Uc1· ~fojc ... ty. and bUbscrihcd to "en ·e as C':tdct ... of the Military Cdlcgc of C1wn,la fo1· tho com· ... e of four year .. , duly snbjocL to the .\futinr A.ct, Article" of Wa1·1 ancl Hl.!~1tlatio11-. for ~filitia, &c., &c., we1·e fol'nbhc<l with nr·rn-< and accoutrement--. unifol'ms and kit complete; the 'l'\.'h•>lc of the late,,(, app 1-.H'o l p.itterns for lfo1· )fajc-..ty' ... Force--.

Course of Stndy.

(5.) 'l'hc cadct:-l ti t. once ente red upon the cour,,c of hlmly nnd cxcn:i ... cs prcscril>ed for tire junior or St h class, viz:-

.Mat hcmati t•s. (l cornc tl'ical tl rnwing. ,\I odc rn la nguagcii. I 11f'a11t1'}" dl'i ll. S wimming . Discipline.

Cadt'fs a1poillfed .i..Yo11-Commis.~ioned Otfici:rs.

(G.) ,\ L varions datt•s six cadets were nppoin~(](l non·corn!n~""i?n?<l officer-. ~o ordcl' to provide C'hain of rc"ponsiuility, a.-;si:;t in m1untcnuuec of d1 e1ph11e, nnd tr:uu for command.

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(7.) On the 3rd \ugu t the tnff and cndeh ]H·oc·ocdo<l to cmnp at St. John' J ... Jnn I C't. l.:rn rcnco JUvor), nnd returned to the. Mi lita~·y C?llcg~ ~m 11th Angust While in camp the cndct .. po!formod tl~o ft~ll toutmo dnltc~ of a 1111litm-y camp, ~llch a ... guard day nnd night, ·ookrng, ll'llt p1tc·h111g, ,h•.

Jnspecti<m of College by the lfo11orable the Pri;mfor, and .Major-G'encral Com. · ma11di11g Jlilitia.

On tho tlth Jnh- tho Collc~e and ca<lcb wcroYisitcd;by tho IIonomblc tho Premier nnd c111 tho HJ th Oc.tobcr woro in,poch.:cl by r~1ursolf; on both of which occasions th~ <

Collo!!e hnd the honor or rccoh·in~ cxprc-; .... ion:- of eommonclation.

Quarterly f:.'xamination s r'ember, 1876.

(9.) Ill addition to occ~ional examination-., the rc~nl:u· q uartcrl.r oxaminntion ·wn ... held in '"'eptembc1·, l iG, nt which tho cadet,.. showed moderate, but not marked, improvement.

llal{- }~early Examinatitm, January, 1Si7.

(10.) Tho half-yearly cxnmiuntion for c)a,::. promotions wa~ hoi<l during the 1vook 15th t-0 ~OU1 Januar~-, I Ii- Tho mark ... obtnino<l nt this examination being ndded to tho,o gained at tho quartorl.Y examination, arnl for notes an<l drawing~ oxt-'<'nted durin~ tho term. t) dotormine the po ... ition of the ca1lot~ during tho ensuing torm. (nae A1>pondicc .. (B.) untl (C.) for detail information.) .

(11.) The change of placa .. con .. oq ncnt on tho examination is noticoaulo. Thi~ is partly duo LO --omo 'ulojcct-. of entrance examination not fol'lning p:H'l of tho Coll~ge conr,e, aml to tho greater prominontc, or introduction i11 the latter, of' mathematics, modern lan~rngc;:i, milita1'Y exorcise.;:, conduct a11d di:-ciplinc; nalural ability and application account for the rc ... t.

(l:?.) I am ati ... fic<l with tho general rc:mlt of' the examination, but perhap:> the mo t encom'1l~ing and valunblo sign i .... that the catlob as a body hanJ improved in nccurncy, and in inclination nnd power f applicaLiou; in other word:-i, ha,·o learned bctt r how to make u c of their nntural capabilitie ....

Jlathematirs.

Tho In rt:ructor of mathematic ob on-cs thnt tlw1wh thoro is still deficiency in thoroughly ma.:..toring n ulJjcN, there i:-. ma1·kcd im1,ro,~mcnt ht accumc.r and atten· tion to instniction.

(:eomctric(I[ Dr(Wing.

Tho almo t cntit·c ahc:cnco of proviou:, i11 ... tructio11 111 <lrnwin!'.{, either mechanical or frccJ1an<l, is \'CIT ma1·kocl ('au:-.i1w a lack of prcci ... io11 and exact· ncss of '"!1ich tho cadets arc them oh·o~ c·on ... cigu::;. 'l'hc progi·c s of' tho cu<lc.t.8, l1owovor, m geometrical drawing is vo1-y ~ati--fa('tory, ancl haR earnc<l tho ;entire approbation of tho In tnicto1·.

Jlf odern £rn1[Juuges.

'l'ho l!1:trnc!-<>ri.n mo<lor11 lnn1:i.,1:1gcsju tly comments on tho doti<·icncyof thorough aschool tr:unmg 111 h·onch, liut report gratiti1;.ation with tho 1111rnbor and :;uccc. ... ~ of cadcto who have undertaken the voluutnry tudy of Germn11.

Cadets obtainillg Pti::es.

. (13.) TJ1c following cadeto ha\·e gained t110 prir.os pro ontod by novornmcnt, v1z_:-

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L:u1<·e-( 'orpcmtl .\. 'Vul"lole.-Clu .. :-. pt·izc. l'adel ,\. Po1Ty.-~futhe111alics. Coq1111·nl L. II. I n •i n~.--f:eomctri<·:tl drawing. Cndol li. Wi~o.-Ji'rench. Corpoi·al I.. I[. l tTing.-(~erman.

Lance Corpoml \\Turtole ancl Corpo_ral l~·,· 1ng, wil.l, hy regula~io11, be entitled to wt•ar disti1H'tivo lio11orary lm<lgc-. on then· 1101fom1 <lurmg the etNung tc1·111.

Drill.

(14.) Tho tadcL'{ exhibit \'Cl'Y. consi<leraule aptitude for drill .. aud milita1'.r t•xc1·d,o=-, a111l h:t\.l' :ti! learnc<l to swim.

D iscipline.

( 1 :>.) Tho pt'ompt oue<lieuco, punctuality, regularity and order nc~c.-, .. ~1-.r to :1 military orgnnizatiou, althougli novel t? tho ?a<let..., "'oon .bcC'amc a halJ1t with thclll whieh they already not onl.r. sec t_he object of, bu~ appreciate. The tamp duty wai pet-formed with i11te1·0,,t an<l mtoll1gence. and unmt!)tukeable plea:sm·c.

Duty by C<tdd Xon-Commi.ssi<med Offerer:.~.

(16.) The tadl'l:-;. nppoi~1t~d non-~ommissionc<l officer .. ha Ye perfo1·mc<l their 1lntic-. with blrictnes-., nnpartinhty and JUdgmont.

Conduct of Cadet Co111pany.

(17.) JL iH mo~t g1·ati(~·ing to bo able to 1:op.01·~ my th?1'?1~~b.~at.i,..fac.ti:~1! with the nnraryiiw "'OOd conduct of thl' e:·vlets, both 111 and out ot b.111.1( "", th.l ':'t:ntlcmun­likc tone ~n~inlainl•d arnong ... t themsclvc~, n.u<l t!1~ rospe<'t. aiul ;~1xxl fcclt11~ ... Jrnw11 towat~ls their offiecr ... ; in fact tlw di.,.eipline and m1ltrot·.r bcarm~ol thct'adet Cornp:rny i' !.!'OOcl.

H ealth.

(18.' The hc:ilth of tho tadch Jin,, been excellent: their growth :111tl ~rcatly im-l / 1 111 ,., ~J>"'tl·1·1'" fio1· ·1t.::clf a-. to the mc,,.11.~ fit'l'a11~emcnt. and thL• due 1•1'<1re< appet 1·: ~t: , ... , \. •::- · . ~

111·oportion of phy-.il':tl :mu mental oxere1se ....

C(Jlh :1e B11ilifi111p, H ( isti11g Block

(1.1.) 'l'hc cxislin, collc::L' hnihling i., -.uitn.ble for thl' Jll'.C'l'llt :ll"rn11!.!'l'lllcnt an l · :; · " !· t. 1 fot· ·1bont ?O ·1ddtt1on:d eadN--. nu111ho1·,.i, and will :1dmtl of :tt<·ommo< .1 101 • ~ •

_,\'ru /.,'ducatio11c1l Hlor/ ..

(~O.) 'l'ho lilod, now in eour--c of constntttion. '.\·i ll, wlwn 1·~mp~clL>tl ~whi~h it I 11 I I t I.! t 1. 't') "OtllJ>I"i"l' the ed11l':tt1011al and me;" l 'tahlt-.l1111cnt .. , s 1011 1 1c •y ncx •Jl'I' cmuc . ... · . I · I · · I · 11

I I · · ·I ·11· ··11 th •n 1·•,·ort to tho 11urpo,e tor w 11t• 1 it 1;; :u 1111ra 1 \ an t 10 <'Xlto.ltng 1111 < 111g "t l c -a !opted, ,·iz: B:u·1·atk"' lot' ahout GO ('adcts.

PrnftS1JOr;:;' f.>rMrft r~ and ('apta ·u of Cad f,, 9uarte.r;:;.

(->J) 'l'I • ·10 f the(' 1Jle"L'. and it ... di,t:llH'C from l\ing--ton.(n• -y ath-.1~l:1.:0011' - · ic "

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(:!'.?.) 'l'ho water .!)upply ot the Cullcgc :ha complete cstnblii,l11nent, require,, early eon-..iderntion 3llll nction.

Faturt Staff.

(!~.) 'fhe ::-;tnt\' of the Colll'gc, w.ill. ofc-onr-..c, rcquiro augmentation as tho cnd~ts incn·a~e in 11umbcr ... , but more e"pecinlly n ... they a<h-anco towunls a greater number -0f -..op:tmtc :-nlijcch of instruct ion.

Duty by Stau·.

(24.) In clo ... ing m.\· fit·,,t report of the :llilitary College. I wi-.h to record my i1ulebh..'ll11c-..,, to all the ollicer:-, military and civil of the College 8taft~ who have, without oxccµtion, with zeal and ability exerted them::.el\e;, to the uttcrmOi'iL to advance the wdforc Clf the College, and tho i11tellectual and moral training of tlw tadets.

It ncc<l hut-dly be remarked thnt the organization and working of n, now in,,titu­tion, the preparation ol cour:-c of instruction, u11tl the initiation of dbt'ipline, &t., &c., ha:; nece ... -..arily cntnilcd npon thc-.c officer:-, duty more onerous :tllll rosponoible than i:, ordinarily callo<l for. or requi ... itc, in an eotablbhment of loug ':--tanding.

The ... tuft of non·commi-.:.ionod t•fficer:-- htH·e al-..o been unn•mitting and reliable in their ... e,cral dutio~.

I ha>e the honor to be, Sir , Your obedient sen·ant,

E. 0. lIEWE'l'T, Licut.-Col. RE. Commandant, Jlilitary College

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APPESDIX (0) TO HALF-YEARLY REPORT, MILITARY COLLEGE.

Examination Return, Eighth Class.-Combined Sn~jects.-Date of Examination, January, 1877.

cl OBLIGATORY.

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